Electron transfer properties of alkoxyl radicals. A time-resolved kinetic study of the reactions of the tert -butoxyl, cumyloxyl, and benzyloxyl radicals with alkyl ferrocenes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 5875-5881

  Bietti, Massimo ^a   Dilabio, Gino A ^b   Lanzalunga, Osvaldo ^c   Salamone, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKOXYL RADICALS; AROMATIC RINGS; ELECTRON RELAY; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FERROCENES; IN-LINE; MARCUS EQUATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PREREACTION COMPLEXES; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; TIME-RESOLVED KINETIC STUDY; UNPAIRED ELECTRONS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; KINETIC THEORY; OXYGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; SPHERES;

FREE RADICAL REACTIONS;

1,1',2,2',3,3',4,4' OCTAMETHYLFERROCENE; BENZYLOXYL; CUMYLOXYL; DECAMETHYLFERROCENE; FERROCENE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN RADICAL; RADICAL; TERT BUTOXYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYPOTHESIS; KINETICS; OBSERVATION; RADICAL REACTION; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALCOHOLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956147516     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo100931a     Document Type: Article

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