13C- and 1H-ENDOR Studies of a Phenoxyl Type Radical

Abstract
13C- and 1H-ENDOR studies on a phenoxyl type radical in fluid solution are reported. The 13C-ENDOR resonance lines are comparable with those of the protons concerning amplitude, linewidth, and optimum experimental conditions. These findings are in contrast to previous ENDOR experiments on other 13C-labelled systems and can be explained by assuming similar hfs anisotropies for carbon-13 and protons in this radical. From saturation measurements the re­laxation parameters were determined. The hyperfine couplings are discussed in terms of McLachlan and INDO calculations. For the first time natural abundance 13C-ENDOR measurements have been successful.