On the barrier for rotation about the C–C bond of the ethyl radical
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 72 (9), 5285-5286
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.439770
Abstract
The observation of only one CH stretching for the almost completely deuterated ethyl radical HCD2CD2, leads to the conclusion that the CH bonds in methyl group of the ethyl radical are equivalent. This is consistent with free rotation about the C‐C bond of the ethyl radical. (AIP)Keywords
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