Homosolvolysis. Part 2. Di-t-butyl nitroxide as the solvent and 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane as internally generated spin trap
Abstract
When reactive radicals are formed in a solvolysis using di-t-butyl nitroxide (DTBNO) as solvent, the radical abstracts hydrogen from unchanged nitroxide forming 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane which acts as an internally generated spin trap.