Quantum chemical study of the rearrangement of phenoxyl-hydroxyphenyl radicals

Resumo

The absorption spectra and decomposition kinetics of intermediates formed upon the photolysis of p-iodophenol are studied via flash photolysis. The extinction coefficient of the p-iodophenoxyl radical is calculated. It is found that p-iodophenol acts as an inhibitor of light-independent liquid-phase oxidation reactions.