Reactivity of the Hydrated Electron
Year: 2025
Type: review
Abstract: Hydrated electrons are created in virtually every radiation environment and in many photochemical or electrochemical environments where liquid water is present, so their reaction products and reaction rate constants are naturally important in applications. Thanks to the strong optical absorbance of , these rate constants are easy to measure, and a large database has been accumulated. It is not generally appreciated that no working theory of hydrated electron reaction rates presently exists. We discuss key experimental observations of hydrated electron reactions in the context of recent progress in theoretical and simulation developments toward understanding them, made possible by ever increasing computational power.
Authors: David M. Bartels, Ward H. Thompson
Institutions: University of Notre Dame, University of Kansas
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
OpenAlex ID: W4416527171