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Understanding the phase-dependent reactivity of chlorine dioxide using resonance Raman spectroscopy
1Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. preid@chem.washington.edu
Abstract:
Progress in understanding the phase-dependent reactivity of chlorine dioxide (OClO) is outlined. Resonance Raman intensity analysis studies of gaseous and solution-phase OClO are presented which demonstrate that the optically prepared excited state undergoes significant modification in solution. In addition, time-resolved resonance Raman studies are presented which demonstrate that geminate recombination of the primary photoproducts, resulting in the re-formation of ground-state OClO, dominates the photochemical reaction dynamics in solution. The current picture of aqueous OClO photochemistry derived from these studies is discussed, and future directions of investigation are outlined.
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