Keynote: ELUCIDATING THE CHEMISTRY OF ELUSIVE GAS PHASE RADICALS USING DISTONIC RADICAL IONS: TRYING TO GET A GOOD DEAL FROM A FAUSTIAN BARGAIN

摘要

Distonic radical ions can be used to explore the chemistry of transient radicals in the gas phase. While this approach facilitates the experimental observation of elusive radicals, it also perturbs their native reactivity. Direct thermodynamic and spectroscopic measurements of the influence of charge on radical stability within distonic radical ions have been undertaken and highlight perturbations over significant intramolecular separations.