Conformational analysis of the 2,2-dimethylbutyl radical by EPR spectroscopy

K. U. Ingold; D. C. Nonhebel; J. C. Walton

Conformational analysis of the 2,2-dimethylbutyl radical by EPR spectroscopy

K. U. Ingold, D. C. Nonhebel, J. C. Walton^*

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Abstract

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of CH₃CH₂C(CH₃)₂CH₂· and CH₃CH₂C(CD₃)₂CH₂· indicate that at 95 K these radicals exist in a rigid conformation with respect to rotation about the three C_β-C_γ bonds and that the δ-methyl group (of the ethyl moiety) is gauche to one methyl and to the CH₂· group. Analysis of the γ-H hyperfine splittings indicates that in the preferred conformation about the C_α-C_β bond the SOMO eclipses one of the γ-methyl groups, not the γ-ethyl group. The internal rotation barriers of the CD₃ and ethyl groups were estimated to be ca. 4 and 6 kcal/mol from the exchange broadening in the EPR spectra at higher temperatures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4424-4426
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry
Volume	89
Issue number	21
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1985

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Conformational analysis of the 2,2-dimethylbutyl radical by EPR spectroscopy

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