Odd electrons in polymer molecules

FH Winslow, WO Baker, WA Yager

Index: Baker et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1955 , vol. 77, p. 12,14

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Citation Number: 85

Abstract

Although unpaired electrons were discovered in organic compounds (triphenylmethyl) over a half century agoI1 their fundamental importance in reactions and significance in structure are just now being realized. 2 They generally approach maximum stability in rigid configurations of high resonance energy. Studies of these electrons are complicated in small molecules by intermolecular gaps. Thus, electrodes cannot be put “on the bonds,” as they ...