Resonance Raman spectroscopy of free radicals produced by ionizing radiation

Abstract

Applications of time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy to the study of short-lived free radicals produced by ionizing radiation are briefly reviewed. Potential advantages and limitations of this technique are discussed in the light of given examples. The reduction of p-nitrobenzylchloride and subsequent formation of the p-nitrobenzyl radical and the reaction of p-nitrotoluene with O^– are studied by resonance Raman and optical absorption spectroscopy.