Greatly attenuated reactivity of nitrile-derived carbon-centered radicals toward oxygen

Several cyanoalkyl radicals are reported to be unreactive toward oxygen; spin delocalization on nitrogen is proposed to be the most important factor to explain this unusual behaviour.

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2002-08 (15), p.1576-1577
Main Authors: Font-Sanchis, Enrique, Aliaga, Carolina, Focsaneanu, K S, Scaiano, J C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Several cyanoalkyl radicals are reported to be unreactive toward oxygen; spin delocalization on nitrogen is proposed to be the most important factor to explain this unusual behaviour.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b203158b