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More about π‐ and σ‐Succinimidyl Radicals: Ring Opening Reactions
Author(s) -
Skell Philip S.,
Day James C.,
Slanga Joseph P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197805151
Subject(s) - radical , chemistry , cleavage (geology) , photochemistry , ring (chemistry) , organic chemistry , materials science , composite material , fracture (geology)
New ideas about the reactions of N ‐halosuccinimides help to rationalize many apparently contradictory observations. The key hypothesis is that σ‐succinimidyl radicals undergo rapid and reversible cleavage whereas π radicals do not.