Ev. Smirnova et al., Photocatalytic formation of hydrogen in aqueous-alcohol solutions of cobalt cyanide complexes, KINET CATAL, 41(1), 2000, pp. 48-51
The dependence of the parameters of the photocatalytic hydrogen formation i
n aqueous-alcohol (ethanol or isopropanol) solutions of cobalt cyanide on t
he compositions of binary and ternary solvents is studied. Experimental dat
a are interpreted using H-1 NMR spectra of the solvents. The experimental o
bservations are explained by possible solvation equilibria in the solutions
. This photocatalytic system is a hypothetical model for the determination
of relative solvation abilities of various organic compounds.