title: Radical anion chain process initiated by a dissociative electron transfer to a monocyclic endoperoxide.
abstract: Electron transfer to 3,3,6,6-tetraphenyl-1,2-dioxane results in the cleavage of the oxygen-oxygen bond, generating a distonic radical anion intermediate whose fragmentation initiates an unprecedented radical anion chain process in competition with a second electron transfer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Donald L B
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Stringle
authors.forename: R Nevin
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Workentin