An e.s.r. study of glyoxal radical cations
Abstract
Radical cations of glyoxal, methylglyoxal, and dimethylglyoxal have been prepared, their e.s.r. spectra showing large α-proton couplings of ca. 83 G, (1 G = 10–4 T), which are somewhat greater than expected by comparison with the α-couplings of ca. 136 G in mono-aldehyde cations, assuming symmetrical delocalisation over both carbonyl groups in the glyoxal cations.