Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9876325 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Pulse radiolysis was used to study the rates of several electron transfer reactions in supercritical Xe over a range of pressures. The rates of electron attachment to oxygen and 4,4â²-bipyridine were also studied; the latter reaction is sufficiently fast to compete with electron-ion recombination, which is very fast in supercritical Xe. Electron transfer from 4,4â²-bipyridine anion to benzoquinone is diffusion controlled. A peak in the rate is observed in the pressure region of maximum compressibility as expected for diffusion control. The rates of electron transfer from 4,4â²-bipyridine anion and from hexafluorobenzene anion to O2 are an order of magnitude slower than expected for diffusion. The energetics of these reactions is discussed.
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Authors
Richard A. Holroyd, Masaru Nishikawa, Kengo Itoh,