title: Rearrangement of the 1,1-diphenylethoxyl radical is not concerted but occurs through a bridged intermediate.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Canada, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smeu
authors.forename: Gino A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: DiLabio