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2018-11-18
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Author: Chandrasena, Lalangi
Author: Samedov, Kerim
Author: McKenzie, Iain
Author: Mozafari, Mina
Author: West, Robert
Author: Gates, Derek P.
Author: Percival, Paul W.
Abstract
Muonium (Mu), an H atom analogue, is employed to probe the addition of free radicals to the P=C bond of a phosphaalkene. Specifically, two unprecedented muoniated free radicals, MesP•-CMu(Me)2 (1a, minor product) and MesPMu-C•Me2 (1b, major product), were detected by muon spin spectroscopy (µSR) when a solution of MesP=CMe2 (1: Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) was exposed to a beam of positive muons (µ+). The µ+ serves as a source of Mu (i.e. Mu = µ+ + e–). To confirm the identity of the major product 1b, its spectral features were compared to its isotopologue, MesPH-C•(Me)CH2Mu (2a). Conveniently, 2a is the sole product of the reaction of MesPH(CMe=CH2) (2) with Mu. For all observed radicals, muon, proton and phosphorus hyperfine coupling constants were determined by µSR and compared to DFT-calculated values.
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Published on line 18 November 2018 in Angewandte Chemie International EditionDOI: 10.1002/anie.201810967
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Publication title
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Document title
Free Radical Reactivity of a Phosphaalkene Explored Through Studies of Radical Isotopologues
Date
2018
Publisher DOI
10.1002/anie.201810967
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Yes
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English
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