Structural effects on the OH--promoted fragmentation of methoxy-substituted 1-arylalkanol radical cations in aqueous solution: The role of oxygen acidity

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1408-1416

  Baciocchi, Enrico ^a   Bietti, Massimo ^b   Gerini, Maria Francesca ^a   Manduchi, Laura ^a   Salamone, Michela ^b   Steenken, Steen ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidity; Alcohols; Electron transfer; Pulse radiolysis; Radical ions

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEUTERIUM; ETHERS; FREE RADICALS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; WATER;

ZWITTERIONS;

ALCOHOLS;

2 (3,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYL)ETHANOL; 2,5 DIMETHOXYPHENYL; 3 (3,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYL)PROPANOLOL; 3,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYL; ALCOHOL; ALKANOL; AMPHOLYTE; CARBON; CATION; DEUTERIUM; DIMETHYL ETHER; HYDROGEN; HYDROXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; KINETICS; METAL BINDING; PROTON TRANSPORT; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 0035312618     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010401)7:7<1408::AID-CHEM1408>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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