Rearrangement of the 1,1-diphenylethoxyl radical is not concerted but occurs through a bridged intermediate.
Recent experimental observations cast some doubt on the conclusions of earlier work that indicated that the rearrangement of 1,1-diphenylethoxyl radical occurs through a bridged intermediate. We show, by using carefully benchmarked DFT calculations, that the title rearrangement is indeed a two-step reaction.
Smeu
Manuel
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National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Canada, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
DiLabio
Gino A
GA