title: The trifluoromethoxy carbonyl peroxy radical CF3OC(O)OO.
abstract: CF3OC(O)OO radicals are generated by low-pressure flash thermolysis of CF3OC(O)OOOC(O)OCF3 highly diluted in inert gases and followed by subsequent isolation in an inert-gas matrix at low temperatures. The by-products CO2, COF2, CF3O, and CF3OO are detected. The new peroxy radical is characterized by IR and UV spectroscopy and by its UV photolytic decay which leads to the formation of CF3OO and CO2. According to DFT calculations the exitence of three stable rotamers is predicted and two of them are found experimentally.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät 4, Anorganische Chemie Gerhard Mercator Universität Duisburg Lotharstr. 1, 47048 Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Ahsen
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willner
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Francisco