Electrostatically tuning radical addition and atom abstraction reactions with distonic radical ions
Authors:
- Oisin J. ShielsOSOisin J. Shiels
- Samuel Charles BrydonSamuel Charles Brydon
- Berwyck L. J. PoadBerwyck L. J. Poad
- David L. MarshallDavid L. Marshall
- Sevan D. HoustonSevan D. Houston
- Paul V. BernhardtPaul V. Bernhardt
- Gregory Paul SavageGregory Paul Savage
- Craig M. WilliamsCraig M. Williams
- David G. HarmanDHDavid G. Harman
- Gabriel da SilvaGabriel da Silva
Open Access
- 6 January 2025
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Science
- Vol. 16 (6) , 2861-2878
Abstract
Charged functional groups can control gas-phase radical reactions in a predictable and tuneable manner by creating an internal oriented electric field that modulates the rate-limiting transition state.Keywords
Funding Information
- Australian Research Council (DP170101596, DP240100612, FT110100851)
- Northcote Trust (Northcote Graduate Scholarship)
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