Table 2. Radical inhibition of the selenosulfonation of cyclopropylacetylene by carvedilol (1), its metabolites 4–6 and benchmark compounds 9–11.
| Compound | t 1/2 (min) | Time to completion (min) |
| No inhibitor | 4.6 | 30 |
| BHT (9) | 7.9 | 45 |
| 4-Hydroxycarbazole (10) | 32.4 | 90 |
| α-Tocopherol (11) | 27.8 | 60 |
| Carvedilol (1) | 4.6 | 30 |
| 4′-Hydroxycarvedilol (4) | 8.7 | 45 |
| 5′-Hydroxycarvedilol (5) | 13.8 | 90 |
| 3-Hydroxycarvedilol (6) | 64.6 | 180 |