Hydrated electron Tris(2,2'-bipyridine)cobalt(II) ion

Schwarz, H.A.; Creutz, C.; Sutin, N.
Inorg. Chem. 24, 433-439 (1985)

Reaction: e_aq^- + Co(bpy)₃²⁺ ® Co(bpy)₃⁺
Solvent: H₂O

k = 7.4 × 10¹⁰(L mol^-1 s^-1)

Experimental method: Pulse radiolysis
Analytical method: vis-UV absorption
Data type: Absolute value measured directly

Decay kinetics at 650 nm in soln. contg. 5 x 10^-5 mol L^-1 Co²⁺, 0.15 mol L^-1 EtOH and 0.005 mol L^-1 phosphate buffer and varied [bpy].