Formation of semiquinone radical in the reaction of embelin (2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone) with reductants as well as oxidants. Characterization by pulse radiolysis and structure investigation by quantum chemical study

Journal of Molecular Structure

Volumn 928, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Joshi, Ravi ^a   Ghanty, Tapan K ^a   Mukherjee, Tulsi ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Embelin; Pulse radiolysis; Semiquinone radical

Indexed keywords

ANION RADICALS; BASIS SETS; BENZOQUINONE; CARBON-CENTERED RADICALS; EMBELIN; KINETICS AND MECHANISM; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; NANOSECOND ELECTRON; OXIDATION PROCESS; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; PULSE RADIOLYSIS STUDY; QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDIES; REDUCTANTS; REDUCTION REACTION; SEMIQUINONE; SEMIQUINONE RADICAL; SEMIQUINONE RADICALS; TRANSIENT SPECIES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; KETONES; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM TAR; PHENOLS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; TRANSIENTS;

RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 67349279226     PISSN: 00222860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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