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Radiation-induced Formation and Reactions of the Formyl Radical Ion

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WE have recently reported the formation of the CO2− radical ion and the related CO2H radical by the action of ionizing radiation on aqueous solutions of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate1.

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  1. Chemistry Department, King's College (University of Durham), Newcastle upon Tyne

    JOHN HOLIAN, GEORGE SCHOLES & JOSEPH J. WEISS

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HOLIAN, J., SCHOLES, G. & WEISS, J. Radiation-induced Formation and Reactions of the Formyl Radical Ion. Nature 191, 1386 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1911386a0

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