Complexes of chlorine atoms with carbon disulfide (CS 2 ) were produced by pulse radiolysis of CS 2 in halocarbons and photochemical reactions were studied by laser flash photolysis. Excitation of CS 2 /Cl complexes was resulted in rapid and permanent photobleaching. The photobleaching of CS 2 /Cl complexes is due to intermolecular chlorine atom abstraction in CCl 4 with a quantum yield of 0.04, while it is ascribed to hydrogen atom abstraction in 1,2-dichloroethane with a quantum yield of 0.21. The effects of additives were discussed based on the bond dissociation energy.