Radiation chemical yields of electrons in alcohols
Nanosecond pulse radiolysis was used to investigate the dependence of electron capture yields on the concentrations of electron scavengers (benzyl chloride, anthracene, diphenyl) and scavengers of R/sub 2/CHOH/sup +/ and R/sub 2/CHOH/sub 2//sup +/ ions (R isH or alkyl) in methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, and n-butyl alcohols at room temperature. From these relationships it was found that in the series from methanol to n-butanol the yields of free electrons per 100 eV of absorbed energy fall from 1.9 to 1.2 while the yields of electrons disappearing in ''spurs'' rise from 2.7 to 3.2. The initial yields of electrons (solvated and ''dry''), found by summing these quantities, lie in the range 4.4-4.6.
- Research Organization:
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Acad. of Sci.
- OSTI ID:
- 7005332
- Journal Information:
- High Energy Chem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: High Energy Chem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 20:3; ISSN HIECA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALCOHOLS
ANTHRACENE
AROMATICS
BEAMS
BIPHENYL
BUTANOLS
CAPTURE
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
DECOMPOSITION
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON CAPTURE
ELECTRON EMISSION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMISSION
ETHANOL
FERMIONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
IONIZATION
IRRADIATION
LEPTON BEAMS
LEPTONS
METHANOL
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PROPANOLS
PULSED IRRADIATION
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOLYSIS
SCAVENGING
SOLVATED ELECTRONS
YIELDS