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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Dec 31;130(52):17697–17709. doi: 10.1021/ja801707p

Table 5.

Calculated Values for (IE – EA) and Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction Reaction Efficiencies (Eff.) for Several Aryl Radicals and Hydrogen-Atom Donors

radical hydrogen-atom donor (IE – EA), eV Eff. (%)a
a cyclohexane 7.01 0.0034 ± 0.0008
b cyclohexane 6.27 0.059 ± 0.011
c cyclohexane 5.94 0.068 ± 0.019
d cyclohexane 5.72 0.051 ± 0.004
e cyclohexane 5.66 0.074 ± 0.007
f cyclohexane 5.64 0.10 ± 0.03
g cyclohexane 5.45 0.13 ± 0.04
h cyclohexane 5.43 0.90 ± 0.01
I cyclohexane 5.27 0.26 ± 0.04
j cyclohexane 5.26 1.3 ± 0.3
k cyclohexane 5.24 2.2 ± 0.5
l cyclohexane 5.21 0.28± 0.01
m cyclohexane 5.11 1.7 ± 0.1
n cyclohexane 4.92 1.2 ± 0.3
o cyclohexane 4.73 6.6 ± 1.8
p cyclohexane 4.63 7.0 ± 0.4
q cyclohexane 4.54 12 ± 2
r cyclohexane 4.43 11 ± 3
s cyclohexane 4.21 16 ± 3
t cyclohexane 4.14 24 ± 1
u cyclohexane 4.04 20 ± 1
v cyclohexane 3.86 27 ± 4
w cyclohexane 3.63 33 ± 2
a isopropanol 7.13 0.0029 ± 0.0002
b isopropanol 6.39 0.029 ± 0.001
c isopropanol 6.06 0.046 ± 0.001
d isopropanol 5.84 0.060 ± 0.020
e isopropanol 5.78 0.060 ± 0.013
f isopropanol 5.76 0.065 ± 0.001
g isopropanol 5.57 0.15 ± 0.03
h isopropanol 5.55 0.45 ± 0.01
i isopropanol 5.39 0.29 ± 0.08
j isopropanol 5.38 2.0 ± 0.1
k isopropanol 5.36 0.96 ± 0.07
l isopropanol 5.33 0.36 ± 0.05
m isopropanol 5.23 2.8 ± 0.4
n isopropanol 5.04 1.4 ± 0.2
o isopropanol 4.85 5.3 ± 0.3
p isopropanol 4.75 4.7 ± 0.2
q isopropanol 4.66 11 ± 1
r isopropanol 4.55 9.9 ± 0.1
s isopropanol 4.33 20 ± 2
t isopropanol 4.26 13 ± 2
u isopropanol 4.16 28 ± 2
v isopropanol 3.98 24 ± 2
w isopropanol 3.75 61 ± 1
g ethanol 5.77 0.043
k ethanol 5.56 0.30 ± 0.03
l ethanol 5.53 0.1
n ethanol 5.24 0.38 ± 0.06
q ethanol 4.86 4.5 ± 0.7
s ethanol 4.53 11 ± 1
t ethanol 4.46 8.2 ± 1.8
b tetrahydrofuran 5.69 0.29
c tetrahydrofuran 5.36 0.3
d tetrahydrofuran 5.14 0.27
e tetrahydrofuran 5.08 0.31
f tetrahydrofuran 5.06 0.30
g tetrahydrofuran 4.87 1
h tetrahydrofuran 4.85 2
dd tetrahydrofuran 4.80 3
cc tetrahydrofuran 4.76 4
i tetrahydrofuran 4.69 1.1
j tetrahydrofuran 4.68 8
l tetrahydrofuran 4.63 2.3
ff tetrahydrofuran 4.62 2
m tetrahydrofuran 4.53 9
ee tetrahydrofuran 4.37 6
bb tetrahydrofuran 3.96 22
q tetrahydrofuran 3.96 21
aa tetrahydrofuran 3.90 25
s tetrahydrofuran 3.63 26
t tetrahydrofuran 3.56 22
b 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5.15 0.62
d 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4.60 0.80
e 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4.54 1.0
f 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4.52 1.0
h 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4.31 5
i 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4.15 4.0
j 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4.14 13
m 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3.99 16
bb 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3.42 28
aa 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3.36 30
s 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3.09 38
m diethyl ether 4.43 8.1
m butyl methyl ether 4.43 14
g tert-butanol 5.39 0.029
l tert-butanol 5.15 0.17
q tert-butanol 4.48 10
s tert-butanol 4.15 23
g tributyltin hydride 3.9 39
l tributyltin hydride 3.7 49
ee tributyltin hydride 3.4 71
q tributyltin hydride 3.0 74
s tributyltin hydride 2.7 89
g benzeneselenol 4.0 17
l benzeneselenol 3.8 27
ff benzeneselenol 3.8 27
ee benzeneselenol 3.5 38
b L-alanine 5.8 0.063 ± 0.001
c L-alanine 5.4 0.084 ± 0.009
f L-alanine 5.1 0.12 ± 0.005
g L-alanine 4.9 0.54 ± 0.01
i L-alanine 4.8 0.96 ± 0.01
l L-alanine 4.7 1.1 ± 0.01
g proline 4.1 18
l proline 3.9 29
s proline 3.2 43
t proline 2.8 33
g glycine 5.1 0.35
l glycine 4.9 0.3
g valine 4.42 5
l valine 4.18 9
g 1,4-dioxane 4.5 5
g ribose 4.2 4
l ribose 4.0 6
ff ribose 4.0 7
q ribose 3.3 32
s ribose 3.0 53
g 2-deoxy-D-ribose 4.1 6
l 2-deoxy-D-ribose 3.9 9
ff 2-deoxy-D-ribose 3.9 8
q 2-deoxy-D-ribose 3.2 32
s 2-deoxy-D-ribose 2.9 54
g 1-O-methyl-2-deoxy-D-ribose 4.1 11
l 1-O-methyl-2-deoxy-D-ribose 3.9 19
ff 1-O-methyl-2-deoxy-D-ribose 3.9 20
q 1-O-methyl-2-deoxy-D-ribose 3.2 47
s 1-O-methyl-2-deoxy-D-ribose 2.9 61
a

Hydrogen-atom abstraction reaction efficiency = second-order hydrogen-atom abstraction rate constant/collision rate constant (kexp/kcoll). Uncertainties (where listed) are the standard deviations of the experimental data.