The r-radiolysis of homogeneous solid solutions of SF6 and NzO in cyclohexane has been examined at 77 "K. With SF6, yields of the major products, hydrogen, bicyclohexyl, and cyclohexene, were all reduced, and no large yields of other products were observed. Thus, since SF6 reduces hydrogen yields by capturing electrons, combination of the SF6 anion and cyclohexane cation does not lead to bond breaking. Experimental evidence suggests that the ratio of disproportionation to combination of cyclohexyl radicals in solid cyclohexane atWith N 2 0 , hydrogen yields are decreased to 3.5 G units, but large yields of cyclohexene, bicyclohexyl, and cyclohexanol (4.7, 2.0, and 1.0 G units respectively) are produced. Thus combination of 0-and the cyclohexane cation leads to a great deal of bond breaking. The yields are explained by a mechanism similar to Dyne's mechanism for the radiolysis of hydrocarbons. It was, however, necessary to assume that excited states of cyclohexane formed directly behave differently from those formed by electroncation combination.Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 46, 89 (1968) lrntroduction other rather than abstract hydrogen from the Charge separation is important in the radial-ll~drocarbon at low temperatures. On the other ysis of liquid l~y d r~c a r b o n~. This charge separa-hand, Dyne Denhastog ( 5 ) found evidence tion has been studied in our laboratory by using that the hydrogen Precursors were probably N 2 0 , SFG (I), and CC14 (2) to capture the major "hot" hydrogen atoms which had a high negatively cllarged species, the electron. ~y d r o -probability of reactioll before being moderated gen yields were reduced, but with N 2 0 and cc14, to therlnal energies. It was hoped that by using secondary reactions occurred which resulted N2°