In an attempt to evaluate the steric effect of ortho methyl groups on the stability of the cumyl radical, 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexamethylazocumene (6) was synthesized and its rate of decomposition was measured. The fact that 6 decomposes 40 times faster than azocumene is attributed to a ground state steric effect. Calculations on the mesitylcumyl radical 1 and cation 2 show both systems to be substantially nonplanar with dihedral angles of 48 degrees and 35 degrees, respectively. Calculated charge distributions for cation 2 corroborate previously obtained NMR results which showed substantial loss of charge delocalization.(1)
In an attempt to evaluate the steric effect of ortho methyl groups on the stability of the cumyl radical, 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexamethylazocumene (6) was synthesized and its rate of decomposition was measured. The fact that 6 decomposes 40 times faster than azocumene is attributed to a ground state steric effect. Calculations on the mesitylcumyl radical 1 and cation 2 show both systems to be substantially nonplanar with dihedral angles of 48 degrees and 35 degrees, respectively. Calculated charge distributions for cation 2 corroborate previously obtained NMR results which showed substantial loss of charge delocalization.(1)
作者:Jack W. Timberlake、Dawei Pan、Jane Murray、Branko S. Jursic、Tonghua Chen
DOI:10.1021/jo00121a057
日期:1995.8
In an attempt to evaluate the steric effect of ortho methyl groups on the stability of the cumyl radical, 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexamethylazocumene (6) was synthesized and its rate of decomposition was measured. The fact that 6 decomposes 40 times faster than azocumene is attributed to a ground state steric effect. Calculations on the mesitylcumyl radical 1 and cation 2 show both systems to be substantially nonplanar with dihedral angles of 48 degrees and 35 degrees, respectively. Calculated charge distributions for cation 2 corroborate previously obtained NMR results which showed substantial loss of charge delocalization.(1)