Stealing from a distant neighbor: an unexpectedly fast long-span peroxy radical hydrogen-shift reaction in a long-chain diether

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate an unusually rapid hydrogen-shift reaction in a specific peroxy radical.
• Measured the intramolecular hydrogen-shift reaction
• Analyzed the behavior of a long-chain diether compound
• Focused on 1,2-diethoxyethane for the study
• Observed a fast long-range hydrogen-shift reaction
• Identified the peroxy radical mechanism
• Demonstrated the significance of molecular structure in reaction speed

Abstract