Radiation-chemical processes in methanolic solutions of rhodium acetylacetonates

The processes of radiation decomposition of Rh/acac/₃ and Rh/acac//CO/₂ in liquid and frozen methanol-water systems have been studied. The rate constants of electron scavenging by these complexes have been measured using the pulse radiolysis and the yields of the decomposition of the complexes in liquids have been determined as the effect of -radiolysis. In frozen glassy systems the efficiency of electron scavenging by Rh/acac/₃ has been measured by both optical and ESR methods. In the last method the yields of Rh/II/ complex occurred as the transient product have also been determined.