Structure and ESR features of a radiation-induced radical in α-glycine crystals

Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of gamma-irradiated DL-alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride, L-theanine and L-glutamic acid dimethyl ester hydrochloride

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) of gamma irradiated powders of DL-alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride, L-theanine and L-glutamic acid dimethyl ester hydrochloride were investigated at room temperature. The observed paramagnetic species were attributed to the CH3ĊHCOOC2H5, -CH2ĊHCOOH and -CH2ĊHCOOCH3 radicals, respectively. Hyperfine structure constants and g-values were determined for these three radicals. Some spectroscopic properties and suggestions concerning the possible structure of the radicals were also discussed.

Magneto-structural relationships for radical cation and neutral pyridinophane structures with intrabridgehead nitrogen atoms. An integrated experimental and quantum mechanical study

An integrated experimental and computational approach was used to compare the properties of representative molecules containing intrabridgehead nitrogen atoms with those of the corresponding radical cations issuing from one-electron oxidation with the aim of unraveling the characteristics of the three-electron sigma-bonds formed in the open-shell species. From a quantitative point of view, last-generation density functional methods coupled with proper basis sets and, when needed, continuum models for describing bulk solvent effects confirm their reliability for the computation of structures and magnetic properties of organic free radicals. From an interpretative point of view, different hybridizations of nitrogen atoms tuned by their chemical environment lead to markedly different magnetic properties that represent reliable and sensitive probes of structural and electronic characteristics.