Open AccessThe conformation of some biaryl radicals
Author(s) -
W. G. Laidlaw,
R. B. Flewwelling
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
canadian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1480-3291
pISSN - 0008-4042
DOI - 10.1139/v70-361
Subject(s) - chemistry , radical , biphenyl , delocalized electron , electron delocalization , computational chemistry , crystallography , photochemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
The conformations of the radicals of biphenyl, diphenylmethyl, and some of their methyl substituted derivatives were investigated by calculating the π-electron delocalization energy and the non-bonded repulsions between the rings. The barriers to rotation are also reported.