title: Interaction and reaction of the phenyl radical with water: a source of OH radicals.
abstract: That's radical! A photochemical reaction between the phenyl radical and water results in the abstraction of a hydrogen atom from water and the formation of a hydroxyl radical. The hydroxyl radical forms an OHpi hydrogen bond with benzene (see picture) and does not react with benzene thermally under the conditions of matrix isolation.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mardyukov
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Garcia
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crespo-Otero
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sander