title: Chlorofluorocarbene: first UV observation of a dihalocarbene in solution.
abstract: Chlorofluorocarbene (ClCF), generated by laser flash photolysis of chlorofluorodiazirine, absorbs at 368 nm in pentane. Absolute rate constants are reported for ClCF additions to several alkenes and pyridine. ClCF is less reactive toward alkenes than CCl(2), and it does not react rapidly with oxygen. Pertinent computational studies are included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA. moss@rutchem.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Jingzhi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Ronald R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sauers
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skalit
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krogh-Jespersen