Die γ-Radiolyse und Pulsradiolyse des Schwefelkohlenstoffs in wäßriger Lösung / The γ-Radiolysis and Pulse Radiolysis of Carbon Disulfide in Aqueous Solution
A polymer (CHS2)n and sulfate are formed in the γ-irradiation of deaerated aqueous carbon disulfide solutions. The G-values are 3.6 and 0.41, respectively. In the presence of N,O, G (polymer) is decreased while G(SO4-) is increased. G(SO4-) can be decreased by isopropanol. G(polymer) is increased by H+ ions and reaches a value of 5 below pH = 2. Formic acid, hydrogen sulfide and carbonate are formed in the hydrolysis of the polymer. Pyrolysis at first leads to a red oil consisting of oligomer (HCS2)n and finally to H2S, CS2 plus a residue containing much carbon. The structure of the polymer is discussed.Pulse radiolytic experiments show that CS2 reacts with eaq (3.1 × 1010M-1s-1) and OH(7.4 × 109M-1s-1) in a diffusion controlled manner. The first product of the reaction with OH is SC(OH)S. The pK of the electrolytic dissociationSC(OH)Ṣ ⇄ SC(O-)S + H+is 4.4. The absorption spectra of SC(OH)S and SC(O-)S were measured. SC(OH)S disappears by second order with 2k = 1.6 × 109M-1s-1 at pH = 6. The product is a bivalent acid, the spectrum of which was measured. The second pK of this acid is 5.7, its first pK is lower than 4.Both eāq and H react with CS2 to form SCS-. The absorption spectrum of this radical anion was measured. The pK of the equilibriumSCSH ⇄SCS- + H+is about 1.6. In solutions of low H+-concentration, SCS- disappears by second order with 2k = 6.4 × 109M-1s-1. The structure of dithioformic acid is attributed to the resulting product. In solutions of high H+-concentration, SCS- (or SCSH) disappears by a fast first order process, the rate constant of which increases with H+-concentration. The carbeniat neutralizationis believed to be responsible for this process. The rate constant is 5.1 × 107M-1S-1. The spectrum of SC(H)S was measured. This radical disappears by second order with 2k = 7.4 × 109M-1s-1. The spectrum of the resulting product was also determined.It is concluded that the formation of the polymer and of SO4- occurs in processes in which the first products from the attack of eāq, H and OH on CS2 as well as molecules which were built up from these products are involved.