Alkoxy radicals in the gaseous phase: β-scission reactions and formation by radical addition to carbonyl compounds

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 431-442

  Rauk, Arvi ^a   Boyd, Russell J ^b   Boyd, Susan L ^c   Henry, David J ^d   Radom, Leo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

scission; Addition; Alkoxy; Alkoxyl; B3LYP; Calculaton; Carbonyl; CBS RAD; Electronic structure; Radical; Thermochemistry

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENTHALPY; IONIZATION;

GASEOUS PHASE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0042734789     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v02-206     Document Type: Article

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