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Formation and Properties of Solvated Electrons
Author(s) -
Schindewolf U.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196801901
Subject(s) - solvated electron , solvation , electron , chemical physics , chemical reaction , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , molecule , radiolysis , physics , radical , organic chemistry , nuclear physics
In the formulation of many chemical reactions, electrons are regarded as readily transferable particles, though their participation in these reactions cannot be directly observed. However, the discovery that electrons can be produced in various ways in suitable solutions and that they are stabilized by solvation and can thus be studied directly has recently led to a rapid growth of interest in these, the simplest and most reactive particles of chemistry. The solvated electron has physical properties that permit its detection by various methods even at very low concentrations, so that it is also possible to follow its many reactions, most of which are extremely fast.