Pulse Radiolysis Study of the Reaction of Solvated Electrons with Sulphur Hexafluoride in Methanolic Solution

Abstract

The rate constant for the reaction of e–s with SF6 in deaerated methanolic solution has been determined to be k3=(1.88 ± 0.06)× 1010 dm3 mol–1 s–1. The product of this reaction, ·SF5, has an absorption spectrum with a maximum at 300 nm with ε= 1300 dm3 mol–1 cm–1 and decays by mixed first- and second-order kinetics.