Electron trapping by polar molecules in alkane liquids: Cluster chemistry in dilute solution

A study of electron localization in dilute solutions of polar molecules in nonplanar liquids is conducted using TA spectroscopy and conductivity. The results suggested that a composite cluster anion consisting of a few polar molecules imbedded in an alkane 'matrix' might be the closet gas-phase analogue to the core of solvated electron in a neat polar liquid.