Irradiation of Aqueous Solution of Thiocyanate by Radiation Emitted from 10B(n, [alpha])7Li Reaction

In our previous study(1)(2) the 10B(n, α)7Li reaction proved to induce an oligomer in the aqueous cyanide solution. The oligomer pro-duces some amino acids in high yield by acid hydrolysis. The present note covers a similar study on the irradiation of aqueous solutions of thiocyanate, with the intention of knowing whether the presence of SCN- may result in the formation of some S-containing amino acids. The result showed the generation of H2, SO2 and an oligomer producing certain amino acids by acid hydrolysis. But no S-containing amino acid was produced.