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It was found that photolysis of a perester, tert-butyl 9-methyl-fluorene-9-percarboxylate (BPMF), results in formation of the 9-methyl-9-fluorenyl radical (9-MF$\\cdot$). There is a 55 ps delay between absorption of a photon by BPMF and the formation of 9-MF$\\cdot$. Consideration of the photophysical properties of BPMF leads to the conclusion that the species which precedes 9-MF$\\cdot$ is an acyloxy radical, 9-methylfluorene-9-carboxy (9-MFCO$\\sb2\\cdot$).","The neophyl-like rearrangement of alkoxy radicals was examined by picosecond spectroscopy. The trityloxy radical (Ph$\\sb3$CO$\\cdot$) rearranges to form the $\\alpha$-phenoxy diphenylmethyl radical. Picosecond transient absorption experiments show that this reaction occurs with a rate constant of $>$5 $\\times$ 10$\\sp{10}$ s$\\sp{-1}$. The rearrangement of 1,1-diphenylethoxy radical was also examined. In this case, an intermediate is formed in less than 17 ps and then decays with a lifetime of 312 ns. It is proposed that this intermediate is a bridged spiro (2.6) octadiene-type radical. This is the first evidence for this type of intermediate.","Restriction data tranferred 2014-07-01T11:14:39-05:00 Original Data Group with Access UIUC Users [automated] Release Date: none Reason: ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission","ETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permission","U of I Only"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Picosecond studies of free radical reactions in solution"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Schuster, Gary B."],"dc:creator":["Falvey, Daniel Edward"],"dc:date":["2011-05-07T12:04:48Z","10000-01-01","1989"],"dc:description":["The 2,7-dihalofluorenylidenes were examined. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy shows that these carbenes are ground-state triplets. These carbenes react with methanol to form 9-methoxy ethers. 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It was found that photolysis of a perester, tert-butyl 9-methyl-fluorene-9-percarboxylate (BPMF), results in formation of the 9-methyl-9-fluorenyl radical (9-MF$\\cdot$). There is a 55 ps delay between absorption of a photon by BPMF and the formation of 9-MF$\\cdot$. Consideration of the photophysical properties of BPMF leads to the conclusion that the species which precedes 9-MF$\\cdot$ is an acyloxy radical, 9-methylfluorene-9-carboxy (9-MFCO$\\sb2\\cdot$).","The neophyl-like rearrangement of alkoxy radicals was examined by picosecond spectroscopy. The trityloxy radical (Ph$\\sb3$CO$\\cdot$) rearranges to form the $\\alpha$-phenoxy diphenylmethyl radical. Picosecond transient absorption experiments show that this reaction occurs with a rate constant of $>$5 $\\times$ 10$\\sp{10}$ s$\\sp{-1}$. The rearrangement of 1,1-diphenylethoxy radical was also examined. In this case, an intermediate is formed in less than 17 ps and then decays with a lifetime of 312 ns. 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