Pulsed laser photolysis of chlorocopper(II) complexes in acetonitrile: evidence for chlororadical formation
Abstract
Nd pulsed laser excitation at 473 nm of the system CuCl2–LiCl-acetonitrile, where CuCl42– predominates in the equilibrium mixture, leads to formation of a transient which corresponds to the Cl2– radical anion and is not scavenged by the solvent.