Carbocations generated under stable conditions by ionization of matrix-isolated radicals: The allyl and benzyl cations

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 8625-8631

  Mišić, Vladimir ^a   Piech, Krzysztof ^a,b   Bally, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b Perkin Elmer Swizerland ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL CATIONS; BENZYL RADICALS; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; NEUTRAL COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES; VIBRATIONAL STRUCTURES; X-IRRADIATION;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; IONIZATION OF GASES; SALTS;

POSITIVE IONS;

CATION; COUNTERION; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CARBOCATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 84878922087     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja401890m     Document Type: Article

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