Choice of bond dissociation enthalpies on which to base the stabilization energies of simple radicals: DH(R-H) is preferred because DH(R-Me) and DH(R-R) are perturbed by changes in chain branching

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 8921-8928

  Poutsma, Marvin L ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; ENTHALPY; HYDROCARBONS; PARAFFINS; STABILIZATION; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BENZYLIC; BOND DISSOCIATION ENTHALPIES; CARBON SKELETONS; CHAIN BRANCHING; DISSOCIATION ENTHALPIES; ETHYNYL RADICALS; IN SUBSTITUTIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RADICAL PAIRS; STABILIZATION ENERGIES; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS;

SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

RADICAL;

ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; ISOMERIZATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 56449122060     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo801529y     Document Type: Article

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