Abstract
The fragmentation of 1 is up to 1020 times faster if it is present as radical ion and not as neutral compound. This acceleration has thermodynamic reasons, which surprisingly lead almost exclusively to a lowering of the energy of the transition state, even for weakly endergonic processes. The term (catio‐/anio) mesolytic is proposed for the fragmentations of radical ions. (Figure Presented.)
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-285 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1990 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry