Abstract
Tautomeric phenol and 1,3-cyclohexadien-5-one radical cations exist as distinct, stable species in the gas phase. This is established by a study of the photodissociation spectra of C6H6O+- ions generated from four sources. Specifically, the ionized phenol and the C6H6O+· from phenetole exist principally as the phenol structure. On the other hand, C6H6O+· generated from bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene-5,7-dione and 2-phenoxyethyl chloride exist as a mixture of keto and enol structures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1208-1212 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |