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Formation of hydroxyl radicals by irradiated 1-nitronaphthalene (1NN): oxidation of hydroxyl ions and water by the 1NN triplet state

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The excited triplet state of 1-nitronaphthalene (31NN*) reacts with OH with a second-order reaction rate constant of (1.66 ± 0.08)×107 M-1 s−1 (μ ± σ). The reaction yields the ·OH radical and the radical anion 1NN−·. In aerated solution, the radical 1NN−· would react with O2 to finally produce H2O2 upon hydroperoxide/superoxide disproportionation. The photolysis of H2O2 is another potential source of ·OH, but such a pathway would be a minor one in circumneutral (pH 6.5) or in basic solution ([OH‒] = 0.3-0.5 M). The oxidation of H2O by 31NN*, with rate constant 3.8 ± 0.3 M−1 s−1, could be the main ·OH source at pH 6.5.

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  1. Dipartimento di Chimica Analitica, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 5, 10125, Torino, Italy

    Babita Sur, Maura Rolle, Claudio Minero, Valter Maurino & Davide Vione

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University, 92 Acharya P. C. Road, Kolkata, 700009, India

    Babita Sur

  3. Centro Interdipartimentale NatRisk, Università di Torino, Via L. Da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco, (TO), Italy

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    Marcello Brigante & Gilles Mailhot

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Sur, B., Rolle, M., Minero, C. et al. Formation of hydroxyl radicals by irradiated 1-nitronaphthalene (1NN): oxidation of hydroxyl ions and water by the 1NN triplet state. Photochem Photobiol Sci 10, 1817–1824 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1039/c1pp05216k

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