Solvated electrons: electron paramagnetic studies of solutions of lithium in ethylamine[hair space]*

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Martyn C. R. Symons and Fatai A. Taiwo


Abstract

Lithium metal dissolves in ethylamine to give stable blue solutions the EPR spectra of which showed the presence of a singlet assigned to solvated electrons, together with a nine-line spectrum assigned to Li+solv–esolv ion pairs. The hyperfine splitting of ca. 2.5 G is assigned to four equivalent 14N nuclei. There is no detectable coupling to lithium nuclei. In the region of 50% diglyme there is extensive displacement of two of the four amine ligands. Thus, in addition to the solvated electron centres, two ion pairs were detected, one showing hyperfine coupling to four 14N nuclei and one to two 14N nuclei. The hyperfine splitting remained constant at ca. 2.5 G. This result strongly supports a model in which it is the lithium ligands that give rise to coupling in the ion pairs. The diglyme displaces two amines at a time. There was no increase in the singlet, so the displacement of the second pair of amine ligands is not favourable.


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