Unstable intermediates. Part LXII. Electron spin resonance studies of hyperconjugation in the radicals H2CN and (CH3)3N+

Abstract

The spin density distributions in the radicals H₂CN and (CH₃)₃N⁺ are estimated from e.s.r. spectra and interpreted in terms of hyperconjugation. A comparison is made with the distributions in the related HCN^–, HCO, and alkyl radicals.