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Conformations of cycloalkenyl radicals: A dynamic EPR study of the cyclohept‐4‐enyl radical
Author(s) -
Walton John C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.483
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1097-458X
pISSN - 0749-1581
DOI - 10.1002/mrc.1260260512
Subject(s) - radical , chemistry , electron paramagnetic resonance , conformational isomerism , spectral line , arrhenius equation , photochemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , organic chemistry , molecule , activation energy , physics , astronomy
Cyclopent‐3‐enyl, cyclohex‐3‐enyl and cyclohept‐4‐enyl radicals were generated and their EPR spectra obtained in solution over a range of temperatures. The spectral data were consistent with a fully planar conformation for cyclopent‐3‐enyl radicals and a slightly flattened half‐chair conformation for cyclohex‐3‐enyl radicals. Cyclohept‐4‐enyl radicals showed exchange broadening in their EPR spectra which indicated inversion from one chair conformer to another with an Arrhenius activation barrier of 16.5 ± 0.3 kJ mol ‐1 .