Establishment of Heterolytic and Homolytic Y−NO<sub>2</sub> Bond Dissociation Energy Scales of Nitro-Containing Compounds in Acetonitrile: Chemical Origin of NO<sub>2</sub> Release and Capture
The first heterolytic and homolytic N(O)−NO2 bond dissociation energyscales of three types Y−nitro (Y = N, O) compounds and corresponding radical anions in acetonitrile were established by using titration calorimetry combined with relevant electrochemical data through proper thermodynamic cycles.