First EPR characterisation of the structures and reactivities of α- and β-boryl radicals derived from boronic esters

Andrew J. McCarroll, John C. Walton, Andrew J. McCarroll, Roger Nziengui, Bertrand Carboni

Chemical Communications · 1997 · 15 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

The first EPR observations of carbon-centred radicals with α- and β-boronic ester substitutents indicated moderate thermodynamic stabilisation for the former whereas the latter had an inclination towards β-scission.

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