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The Hexaphenylethane Riddle by J.M. McBride is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.
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Abstrect-'Ile correct quinoid structure for the dimer of triphenylmethyl radicals was proposed in 1904. By 1906 there existed three independent lines of evidence which support this structure: acid-catalyzed aromatization. para-halogen lability, and radical chain autoxidation. Despite this evidence, and the skill and insight of the numerous chemists who studied the system, the incorrect hexaphenylethane structure was assigned to the dimer until 1968. This paper attempts lo explain how this could have happened bv tracing the evolution of triphenylmethyl theory and of attitudes toward the evidence fro& i900 u&l I!%&-\*Support from an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Grant. and the Research Corporation is gratefully acknowledged.
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- Author
- J.M. McBride
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0040-4020)
- Published
- 1974
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Chemistry (Physical Sciences)