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Rate constants for the addition of the 2-hydroxy-2-propyl radical to alkenes in solution

K. Héberger

K. Héberger

Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190

Central Research Institute for Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, H-1525 Budapest.

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H. Fischer

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H. Fischer

Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190

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First published: November 1993
Citations: 43

Abstract

Absolute rate constants for the addition of the 2-hydroxy-2-propyl radical to 18 substituted alkenes (CH2 = CXY) were determined at (296 ± 1) K in 2-propanol by time-resolved electronspin-resonance spectroscopy. With alkene substitution the rate constants vary by more than 6 orders of magnitude. For 3,3-dimethyl-but-1-ene the temperature dependence is given by log k/M−1 · s−1 = 6.4 minus;; 19.1/Θ where Θ = 2.303 RT in kJ/mol−1. As shown by a good correlation with the alkene electron affinities, log k296/M−1 · s−1 = 6.46 + 1.71 · EA/eV (r = 0.930), 2-hydroxy-2-propyl is a very nucleophilic radical, and its addition rates are highly governed by polar effects. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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