PROPERTIES OF SOLVATED ELECTRONS AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES IN METAL SOLUTIONS AND KINETICS OF ELECTRON- AND PROTON-TRANSFER REACTIONS

摘要

The formation of salts of alkali metal anions has been shown to be a general phenomenon under suitable conditions. Solutions which contain Na, Rb and Cs~ have been identified by the use of alkali metal NMR techniques. Measurements of the rate of exchange of M' between crown and cryptate complexes and the solvated caption have been measured for Li, Na and Cs. Preliminary measurements of the rate of alkali metal exchange between NaC and Na have been made with 18-Crown-6 as the completing agent. The role of solvated electrons as intermediates has been examined. Studies of the properties of solid compounds which contain M and/or e have been continued. Gold-colored solids have been obtained for Na, K, Rb and Cs by solvent evaporation from a solution which contains the metal plus a compacting agent of either the crown or crypt and class. In the former case, solvent is present in the solid and is necessary for its stabilization.