Interaction with polar neutral molecules can cause α-distonic radical cations and conventional molecular ions to interconvert in the gas phase, in spite of substantial energy barriers for the unassisted isomerization; the interconversion is particularly facile when the proton affinity of the neutral molecule is close to that of the deprotonated radical cation.
H. E. Audier, D. Leblanc, P. Mourgues, T. B. McMahon and S. Hammerum, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 2329 DOI: 10.1039/C39940002329
To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.
If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.
If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.
Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.
Please wait while we load your content...