Alternating line widths in the electron spin resonance spectrum of the hydroxymethyl radical
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc. A
- p. 2513-2514
- https://doi.org/10.1039/j19690002513
Abstract
The hydroxymethyl radical, ·CH2OH, has been observed during the photolysis of di-t-butyl peroxide in methanol. At low temperatures the e.s.r. spectrum exhibits line-width alternation and at –130 °C the inequivalence of the methylene protons is fully resolved. The activation energy for rotation of the hydroxy-group is estimated to be 9·5 ± 1·5 kJ mol–1.Keywords
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