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Enthalpy considerations applied to the relatively slow unimolecular reactions of a series of homologous C n H 2n radical cations
Author(s) -
Bowen Richard D.,
Williams Dudley H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
organic mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 0030-493X
DOI - 10.1002/oms.1210120709
Subject(s) - homologous series , metastability , chemistry , rationalization (economics) , enthalpy , energetics , standard enthalpy change of formation , thermodynamics , computational chemistry , series (stratigraphy) , standard enthalpy of formation , organic chemistry , physics , epistemology , philosophy , paleontology , biology
The concept that the slow, unimolecular reactions of the homologous series of radical cations are largely determined by the relative energetics of the possible product combinations is discussed. The concept is shown to provide a reasonably consistent rationalization of the known metastable dissociations of and correctly predicts the reactions undergone by . The concept may be useful in discussing the unimolecular chemistry of isomers.