Electron solvation in methanol revisited

Suggestions for the mechanism of electron solvation in methanol during the last three decades were mostly based on limited time resolution measurements, or indirect observations. The two-channel solvation scheme proposed by Lewis and Jonah (1986) based on indirect observations in electron scavenging experiments is checked here to see if it is in accordance with recent sub-picosecond pump-and-probe laser experimental results. We confirm the applicability of this solvation mechanism and calculate quantitative kinetic and spectral parameters involved.