Unstable intermediates. Part XXXIV. Solvated electrons: a model for the spin-paired species in liquid ammonia

Abstract

It is suggested that of the current models representing the diamagnetic species in metal–ammonia solutions, the (e₂^2–)_solv. or F′ model is the most satisfactory. Evidence for this postulate is drawn from a wide range of experimental data including optical studies, electron spin resonance and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and from results for solutions of europium in liquid ammonia.