PULSE RADIOLYSIS STUDIES OF THE REACTIVITY OF THE SOLVATED ELECTRON IN ETHANOL AND METHANOL

Technical Report · Thu Jun 20 04:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4634187

Taub, I A; Sauer, Jr, M C; Dorfman, L M

ABS>By means of the pulse radiolysis technique, a short-lived transient species was observed in irradiated de-aerated ethanol and methanol, exhibiting an optical absorption throughout the visible and near infrared. This transient is suggested to be the solvated electron on the basis of the nature of the spectrum, the reactivity with hydrogen ion and with various organic electron acceptors, and the formation of mononegative ions of some of these acceptors. The absolute rate constants were determined for the reactions of the solvated electron with hydrogen ion, oxygen, and benzyl chloride in ethanol and methanol. The diphenylide ion was found to be short-lived in ethanol. The absolute rate constant for the first-order decay of the diphenylide ion has been determined. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill.
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-17-039097
• OSTI ID: 4634187
• Report Number(s): CONF-224-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSORPTION
ACCEPTORS
AIR
ANIONS
ARYL RADICALS
BENZYL RADICALS
CATIONS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
DECOMPOSITION
ELECTRONS
ETHANOL
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IMPURITIES
INFRARED RADIATION
IONS
IRRADIATION
LIFETIME
LIGHT
METHANOL
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN
PHENYL RADICALS
POLYPHENYLS
PULSES
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIOLYSIS
REACTION KINETICS
SEMICONDUCTORS
SOLVATATION
SPECTRA
TOLUENE
TRANSIENTS