Bond dissociation energies and radical stabilization energies associated with substituted methyl radicals

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 105, Issue 27, 2001, Pages 6750-6756

  Henry, David J ^a   Parkinson, Christopher J ^a   Mayer, Paul M ^a,b   Radom, Leo ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DISSOCIATION; HYDROCARBONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BOND DISSOCIATION ENERGIES;

FREE RADICALS;

EID: 0035850379     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp010442c     Document Type: Article

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