Photochemistry of CS2/Cl complexes-combined pulse radiolysis-laser flash photolysis studies

Complexes of chlorine atoms and carbon disulfide (CS2) were produced by pulse radiolysis of CS2 in halocarbons and photochemical reactions were studied by laser flash photolysis. Excitation of CS2/Cl complexes resulted in rapid and permanent photobleaching. The photobleaching of CS2/Cl complexes is due to intermolecular chlorine atom abstraction in CCl4 with a quantum yield of 0.04, while that ascribed to hydrogen atom abstraction in 1,2-dichloroethane has a quantum yield of 0.21. The effects of additives are discussed based on the bond dissociation energy.