Abstract
Rate constants have been determined by steady-state EPR spectroscopy experiments for hydrogen-atom abstraction by ButO˙ from a variety of esters. The values, which range over two orders of magnitude ( 5 × 103–5 × 105 dm3 mol–1 s–1 at ca. 300 K) are significantly lower than those for related ketones and ethers and reflect, at least in part, the importance of the appropriate C–H bond dissociation energies and the stabilization of carbonyl-conjugated radicals. The relative lack of reactivity of C–H bonds in unsubstituted five-membered rings is believed to reflect ring-strain in the derived radicals; possible stereoelectronic effects are discussed.
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