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Interaction and Reaction of the Phenyl Radical with Water: A Source of OH Radicals
Author(s) -
Mardyukov Artur,
SanchezGarcia Elsa,
CrespoOtero Rachel,
Sander Wolfram
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200806268
Subject(s) - radical , chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry
That's radical! A photochemical reaction between the phenyl radical and water results in the abstraction of a hydrogen atom from water and the formation of a hydroxyl radical. The hydroxyl radical forms an OH⋅⋅⋅π hydrogen bond with benzene (see picture) and does not react with benzene thermally under the conditions of matrix isolation.