The transient optical absorption band (A,,, = 345 nm, t+ = 4.0 ps, E = 2.6 x lo3 dm3 mo1-I ern-') formed on pulse radiolysis of N,O-saturated dilute neutral aqueous solutions of dimethyl 3,3'thiodipropionate (DTDP) is assigned to an 'OH-adduct. The rate constant for the reaction of 'OH radicals has been determined to be 1.4 x IO'O dm3 mol-' s-'. At higher solute concentrations the 'OH-adduct is converted to sulfur-centred dimer radical cations (A,,, = 510 nm, E = 4.9 x lo3 dm3 mol-I cm-', t+ = 14.0 ps). In acidic solutions, only dimer radical cations are formed. In neutral aqueous solutions of 3,3'-thiodipropanol (TDP) *OH radicals are able to bring about one-electron oxidation, forming intramolecular radical cations with p-orbital overlap between the oxidized sulfur and oxygen (Amax = 420 nm, t+ = 17 ps, E = 2.6 x lo3 dm3 mol-' cm-I). in acidic solutions, sulfur-centred dimer radical cations are formed (Amax = 51 0 nm, t+ = 12 ps, E = 6.3 x 1 O3 dm3 mol-' cm-'). In the presence of halide ions, the oxidized sulfur in DTDP and TDP stabilizes by formation of an >S.'.X type species. * 10%.
Results and Discussion
HydroxylRadical Reactions with DTDP.-Fig. l(a) shows the transient optical absorption spectrum obtained on pulse radiolysis of an N,O-saturated aqueous solution of DTDP (2.3 x lop4 mol dmP3, pH = 6.0, dose = 1.4 x 1017 eV cmP3 per pulse). It exhibits an absorption band with A, , , Paper 1/02825A