F. K. Truby
1962
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Journal of Chemical Physics
Abstract
An electron spin resonance study was made on a series of gamma- irradiated n-alkyl disulfides to determine the ability of energy imparted randomly to such molecules to be localized at the sulfur. The compounds studied were methyl, amyl, octyl, and octadecyl disulfide. Results showed that all of the compounds contain unpaired electrons localized at the sulfur. The energy imparted to the alkyl disulfides irradiated at - 196 deg C in the ball form appear to migrate down the carbon chain in a manner observed for a - CH/sub 2/- chain. For octadecyl disulfide in the ball form, it is apparent that some C- H breskage occurs before localization can take place at the disulfide link. In the case of slowly crystallized samples, significant C - H breakage is noted for flve or more carbons in the alkyl group, indicating that the crystallographic configuration as well as chain length affects the ability of the energy to be localized at the disulfide link. (N.W.R.)