Abstract
γ-Irradiation effects on solid 2-iodobenzoic acid were investigated in the present work. The degradation products were separated and identified using spectroscopic (UV-Vis,
1
H,
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C,
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I NMR) and chromato-graphic techniques. The degradation products (I
2
, I
−
and
) formed as a result of interaction of trapped radicals and electrons with solvent molecules and ions are investigated as a function of absorbed γ-rays dose. Aromatic products of lower and higher molecular weight than the corresponding investigated compound were analyzed and separated by HPLC. The results have been discussed in terms of mechanisms based on free radicals and ion-molecule interactions.