Abstract

Previously we showed that at room temperature the solvation of the nonpolar solute dimethyl-s-tetrazine (DMST) is subpicosecond, even in a variety of viscous solvents expected to show slow relaxation times.¹ Measurements of solvation of DMST in glycerol have been extended from room temperature down to the low temperature glass. The solvation is shown to decompose into two major components: one describable in terms of phonon-modulated interactions, and one connected to the structural relaxation of the solvent.

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