Kinetics of radical exchange in the reaction of CF3 radicals with tin tetramethyl

Abstract

The reaction of CF3 radicals with SnMe4 leads to hydrogen abstraction and also radical exchange.[Formula: see text]We propose the exchange reaction proceeds via a five coordinate intermediate. The Arrhenius parameters for the exchange reaction are,[Formula: see text]Additional data for the H abstraction reaction[Formula: see text]combined with previous data yields an improved rate constant for abstraction,[Formula: see text]