Radical cation of 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane: an electron spin resonance study
Abstract
Exposure of Me3C–CMe3 to 60Co γ-rays at 77 K give ·CMe3 radicals [10 lines, A(1H)= 22 G] and a species having at least 17 lines, A(1H)= 12 G, assigned to the radical cation, Me3C·CMe3+.