Gas-Phase Generation and Matrix Isolation of the Methylsulfonyl Radical CH3SO2• from Allylmethylsulfone

…, PR Schreiner, J Romanski, G Mloston

Index: Reisenauer, Hans Peter; Romanski, Jaroslaw; Mloston, Grzegorz; Schreiner, Peter R. Chemical Communications, 2013 , vol. 49, # 82 p. 9467 - 9469

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Abstract

The atmospherically highly relevant methylsulfonyl radical (CH3SO2•) was generated by high-vacuum flash pyrolysis (HVFP) of allylmethylsulfone and isolated in an argon matrix at 10 K; the allyl radical formed as the cofragment. Upon thermolysis, the methylsulfonyl radical undergoes partial decomposition, leading to substantial amounts of sulfur dioxide in the matrix. The title compound was characterized through the assignment of eight ...