Electron Transfer from CO2.- to Perylene in Cyclohexane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100193a042

CO2^.- formed by the reaction of the electron with CO2 in cyclohexane transfers an electron to perylene with a rate constant of 2.9 * 10¹⁰ M^-1 s^-1.Gε_580nm for the perylene radical anion is 9 * 10³ molecules (100 eV)^-1 M^-1 cm^-1.The transfer of an electron from CO2^.- to an aromatic molecule is a significant process when CO2 is used as an electron scavenger in solutions where the production of excited states of the aromatic molecule is studied.