First EPR characterisation of the structures and reactivities of α- and β-boryl radicals derived from boronic esters
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 01/01/1900 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/A703950F
Abstract
The first EPR observations of carbon-centred radicals with α- and β-boronic ester substitutents indicated moderate thermodynamic stabilisation for the former whereas the latter had an inclination towards β-scission.
