Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.117, No.43, 13614-13618, 2013
Hyperfine Coupling Constants of the Cyclohexadienyl Radical in Benzene and Dilute Aqueous Solution
The muon hyperfine coupling constant (A(mu)) of the muoniated cyclohexadienyl radical (C(6)H(6)Mu) has been directly measured in a S mM solution of benzene in water by the radio-frequency muon spin resonance (RF-mu SR) technique. The relative shift of A(mu) in aqueous solution compared with the value in neat benzene (Delta A(mu)/A(mu) = +0.98(5)% at 293 K) can now be compared directly with theoretical predictions. Application of the RF-mu SR method to other dilute systems will provide extremely important information on understanding solvent effects.