Table 1.
Calculated free energies of reaction (ΔG298K, kcal/mol) of oxygen-centered free radical species to form nitronyl spin adducts at the PCM/B3LYP/6–31+G(d,p)//B3LYP/6–31G(d) level of theory.
| Radical Adduct | PBN | 5 |
|---|---|---|
|
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| -O2− | 19.8 | 1.6(12.6)a |
| -O2H | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| -OH | −32.7 | −31.1 |
| -OONOb | 32.5 | −6.7 |
| -HOONOc | −23.4 | −20.4 |
With two explicit water molecules.
Triplet products of a O-3 cis-OONO adduct.
Triplet products of a O-3 trans-HOONO adduct.