Dimerization and trapping of diazirinyl radicals

RA Thompson, JS Francisco…

Index: Thompson, Robert A.; Francisco, Joseph S.; Grutzner, John B. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2004 , vol. 6, # 4 p. 756 - 765

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Abstract

Computational and experimental methods have been utilized to examine the facile dimerization of diazirinyl radicals. Two potential dimers were investigated using density functional theory. Both were shown to have low-barrier reaction coordinates leading to formation of HCN and N2. A cross-over experiment was employed to establish the relative contributions of C–N and N–N dimers towards product formation. The N–N dimerization ...