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Integrated experimental and computational spectroscopy study on the protonation of the α-nitronyl nitroxide radical unit

Ulrich SchatzschneiderAnna-maria PützEva Rentschler

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Models MolecularNitroxide mediated radical polymerizationFree RadicalsChemistryMagnetismSpectrum AnalysisRadicalMolecular ConformationGeneral Physics and AstronomyDisproportionationProtonationTime-dependent density functional theoryPhotochemistryCyclic N-OxidesQuantum TheoryProtonsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySpectroscopySpin (physics)

description

The stability of the α-nitronyl nitroxide radical unit under acidic conditions is investigated by an integrated experimental UV/Vis spectroscopy and TDDFT study. In the field of molecular magnetism, α-nitronyl nitroxide radicals are important as purely organic spin carriers due to their synthetic versatility. Here, the existence of an intermediate of the protonated α-nitronyl nitroxide radical unit is demonstrated for the first time and a proposed disproportionation reaction is confirmed.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cp23063a