title: Reaction of an Aza[60]fullerene radical with diphenylmethanes and fluorenes: a mechanistic approach.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The mechanism of the reaction of azafullerene radical C(59)N(*) with diphenylmethane and 9-methyl-9H-fluorene has been investigated. The primary and secondary kinetic isotope effects provide strong evidence for a stepwise mechanism in which the hydrogen-atom abstraction is the rate-determining step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 71409 Iraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Vougioukalakis
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatzimarinaki
authors.forename: Ioannis N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Lykakis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orfanopoulos