Kinetics of partly diffusion controlled reactions, IX. Cage effect in the photolysis of benzyl chloride in the liquid phase. First results

The cage recombination of free benzyl and chloride radicals after their formation via photolysis of benzyl chloride is interpreted using a model for partly diffusion controlled reactions. A new kinetic model is presented which takes into account the noncontact of the interacting species at the moment of their formation. There is good agreement between the results observed and the model presented.