Pentamethoxynitrosobenzene (PMeONB) has been prepared and its use as a spin-trapping (ST) agent has been investigated. Its solubility is adequate for ST in most organic solvents; compared with the routinely used aryl nitroso compounds, PMeONB is more dissociated into the active monomeric form in solution; the potential windows are of the same order of magnitude. Its spin adduct ESR spectra give move