J. Horner, Seung-Yong Choi, Martin Newcomb
Sep 26, 2000
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Organic letters
Abstract
4-Nitrobenzenesulfenate esters were used as precursors for the generation of alkoxyl radicals under laser flash photolysis conditions. The esters were efficiently cleaved using the Nd:YAG third harmonic (355 nm) to produce alkoxyl radicals and the 4-nitrobenzenethiyl radical. Rate constants for beta-scission and 1, 5-hydrogen abstraction reactions of alkoxyl radicals were measured.