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Journal Articles Research on Chemical Intermediates Year : 2001

Recent advances in prethermal chemistry: real-time probing of elementary electron transfer reactions

Yann Gauduel

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In liquids and electrolyte solutions, elementary radical reactions may be investigated on the time scale of molecular motions by femtosecond visible-IR absorption spectroscopy. Some studies devoted to the microscopic understanding of sub-picosecond prehydration electron transfer between an aqueous halide ion (Cl-) and ionic acceptors (Cd++, H+) are presented. Within an electron hydration regime, the one-electron reduction of a metallic ion or a hydrated proton (hydronium or dihydronium ion) is totally achieved in less than 2 × 10^-12 s at 294 K. The consequences of an early partition between reactive and nonreactive IR electronic pathways on the electron hydration process are discussed.
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hal-00576797 , version 1 (15-03-2011)

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Yann Gauduel, Abdeslem Hallou. Recent advances in prethermal chemistry: real-time probing of elementary electron transfer reactions. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2001, 27 (4-5), pp.359-377. ⟨hal-00576797⟩
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