Kristallstrukturen von Säurehydraten und Oxoniumsalzen. XX. Die Oxoniumtetrafluoroborate H3OBF4, [H5O2]BF4 und [H(CH3OH)2]BF4

Crystal Structures of Acid Hydrates and Oxonium Salts. XX. Oxonium Tetrafluoroborates H₃OBF₄, [H₅O₂]BF₄, and [H(CH₃OH)₂]BF₄ The crystal structures of three oxonium tetrafluoroborates were determined. H₃OBF₄, oxonium tetrafluoroborate proper, is triclinic with space group P1 , Z = 2 and the unit cell dimensions a = 4.758, b = 6.047, c = 6.352 Å and α = 80.40, β = 79.48, γ = 88.25° at ?26°C. Cations H₃O⁺ and anions BF₄^? are linked by hydrogen bonds O? H…?F into ribbons of condensed rings. In [H₅O₂]BF₄ (diaquohydrogen tetrafluoroborate, monoclinic, P2₁/c, Z = 4, a = 6.584, b = 9.725, c = 7.084 Å, β = 95.15° at ?100°C) the hydrogen bond in the cation H₅O₂⁺ is 2.412 Å short, asymmetric and approximately centered and the linking of cations and anions three-dimensional. In [H(CH₃OH)₂]BF₄ (Bis(methanol)hydrogen tetrafluoroborate, monoclinic, P2₁/c, Z = 4, a = 5.197, b = 14.458, c = 9.318 Å, β = 94.61° at ?50°C) the cation [H(CH₃OH)₂]⁺ is characterized for the first time in a crystal structure with an again very short (2.394 Å), asymmetric and effectively centered hydrogen bond. By further hydrogen bonds cations and anions form only dimers of the formula unit of centrosymmetric cyclic structure.     

THE AQUEOUS PHOTOLYSIS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL ADSORBED ON GOETHITE

Abstract— Suspensions of goethite (α-FeOOH) were photolyzed in aerated ethylene glycol-water solutions at pH 6.5, with ultraviolet light in the wavelength range300–400 nm. Under these conditions, formaldehyde and glycolaldehyde were detected as photoproducts. Quantum yields of formaldehyde production ranged from 1.9 7times; 10^-5 to 2.9 × 10^-4 over the ethylene glycol concentration range of 0.002-2.0 mol/ℓ, and gave evidence that the reaction occurred at the goethite surface. Quantum yields of glycolaldehyde were 20% less than those of formaldehyde, and displayed a concentration-dependent relationship with ethylene glycol similar to that of formaldehyde. Immediately after photolysis, Fe²⁺ was measured to be 4.6 × 10^-7 mol/ℓ in an aerated suspension containing 1.3 mol/ℓ ethylene glycol, and 8.5 × 10^-6 mol/ℓ in the corresponding deoxygenated suspension. Glycolaldehyde was not generated in the deoxygenated suspensions. These results are consistent with a mechanism involving the transfer of an electron from an adsorbed ethylene glycol molecule to an excited state of Fe³⁺ (Iron[III]) in the goethite lattice, to produce Fe²⁺ and an organic cation. In a series of reactions involving O₂, FeOOH, and Fe²⁺, the organic cation decomposes to form formaldehyde and the intermediate radicals "OH and" CH₂OH. OH reacts further with ethylene glycol in the presence of O₂ to yield glycolaldehyde. Aqueous photolysis of ethylene glycol sorbed onto goethite is typical of reactions that can occur in the aquatic environment.     

Gas-phase chlorine-initiated photooxidation of methanol and isopropanol

The photolysis of CH₃OH/Cl₂/air, CH₃OH/Cl₂/NO₂/air, and (CH₃)₂CHOH/Cl₂/NO₂/air at 28 ± 2°C was studied using the long-path FTIR method. The primary reactions of methanol and isopropanol with Cl atoms were α-hydrogen abstraction (100%), and α hydrogen (85%), and α-hydrogen abstraction (15%), respectively. The failure to detect hydroxyalkyl-peroxy nitrates suggested that the oxygen addition to α-hydroxy radicals is not important. From the product distribution an upper limit of the ratio of oxygen addition to CH₂OH and CH₃CHOH was estimated to be about 6 and 7%, respectively. The oxygen addition ratio to (CH₃)₂COH was very low. The reaction mechanism is also discussed.     

CF3CH(ONO)CF3: Synthesis,IR spectrum,and use as OH radical source for kinetic and mechanistic studies

The synthesis, IR spectrum, and first‐principles characterization of CF₃CH(ONO)CF₃ as well as its use as an OH radical source in kinetic and mechanistic studies are reported. CF₃CH(ONO)CF₃ exists in two conformers corresponding to rotation about the RCO? NO bond. The more prevalent trans conformer accounts for the prominent IR absorption features at frequencies (cm^?1) of 1766 (N?O stretch), 1302, 1210, and 1119 (C? F stretches), and 761 (O? N? O bend); the cis conformer contributes a number of distinct weaker features. CF₃CH(ONO)CF₃ was readily photolyzed using fluorescent blacklamps to generate CF₃C(O)CF₃ and, by implication, OH radicals in 100% yield. CF₃CH(ONO)CF₃ photolysis is a convenient source of OH radicals in the studies of the yields of CO, CO₂, HCHO, and HC(O)OH products which can be difficult to measure using more conventional OH radical sources (e.g., CH₃ONO photolysis). CF₃CH(ONO)CF₃ photolysis was used to measure k(OH + C₂H₄)/k(OH + C₃H₆) = 0.29 ± 0.01 and to establish upper limits of 16 and 6% for the molar yields of CO and HC(O)OH from the reaction of OH radicals with benzene in 700 Torr of air at 296 K. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 35: 159–165, 2003     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Sulfur-Palladium-Nitrogen Complex

The reaction of 4-amino-6-methyl-1,2,4-triazine-3(2H)-thione-5-one (AMTTO, 1 ) with palladium(II) chloride in acetonitrile/methanol leads to the N,S-coordinated complex [Pd(η²-AMTTO-N,S)Cl₂] · CH₃OH ( 2 ). 2 has been characterized by IR and MS techniques. The ligand 1 and the complex 2 were also investigated by X-ray structure determinations. 1 crystallizes in the space group P1¯ with the lattice dimensions at –70 °C: a = 419.6(1), b = 598.2(1), c = 1351.3(1) pm, α = 92.23(1), β = 91.20(1), γ = 100.51(1)°, Z = 2, R₁ = 0.0441. 2 crystallizes in the space group P2₁/c with the lattice dimensions at 20 °C: a = 683.3(1), b = 1323.0(1), c = 1254.2(1) pm, β = 92.61(1)°, Z = 4, R₁ = 0.0361. According to the structure analysis 1 consists of planar C,N-heterocycles connected by hydrogen bridges forming an infinite chain along [110]. The basic heterocyclic skeleton of 2 is essentially planar and linked three-dimensionally through hydrogen bridges.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the atmospheric oxidation of Ethyl tertiary butyl ether

Ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) is being proposed as an additive for use in reformulated gasolines. In this study, experiments were performed to examine the kinetics and mechanism of the atmospheric removal of ETBE. The kinetics of the reaction of ETBE with OH radicals were examined by using a relative rate technique with the photolysis of methyl nitrite to generate OH radicals. With n-hexane as the reference compound, a value of (9.73 ± 0.33) × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 was obtained for the rate constant. The OH rate constant for t-butyl acetate, a product of the oxidation of ETBE, was (4.4 ± 0.4) × 10^?13 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 at 298 K. The primary products and molar yields for the OH reaction with ETBE in the presence of NO_x were t-butyl formate (0.64 ± 0.03), t-butyl acetate (0.13 ± 0.01), ethyl acetate (0.043 ± 0.003), acetaldehyde (0.16 ± 0.01), acetone (0.019 ± 0.002), and formaldehyde (0.53 ± 0.04). Under the described reaction conditions, the formation of t-butyl nitrite was also observed. From these molar yields, approximately 98% of the reacted ETBE could be accounted for by paths leading to these products. Chemical mechanisms to explain the formation of these products are presented.     

Preparation and Crystal Structure of (Ph4P)2Te4 · 2 CH3OH

The Zintl phase K₄SnTe₄ reacts with tetraphenylphosphonium bromide in methanol to give the polytelluride (Ph₄P)₂Te₄ · 2 CH₃OH. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with lattice constants a = 2329.6(11) pm, b = 1472.0(6) pm, and c = 1461.9(6) pm with ß = 111.34(3)°. Significant structural units are tetratelluride(2?) anions with CH₃OH molecules hydrogen bonded to both ends of the anion.     

Interaction of methanol with ruthenium

The interaction of methanol with a clean (110) ruthenium surface has been studied using temperatures programmed desorption methods. Methanol dissociates upon adsorption at 300 K and yields H₂(g) and chemisorbed CO as the dominant products. Randomization of evolved hydrogen was shown to occur during methanol adsorption and also upon subsequent thermal desorption using isotopically labeled methanol, CH₃OD. In addition to hydrogen and CO, small amounts of H₂CO, CH₃OH, CO₂, and H₂O, are also observed upon thermal desorption. In contrast with a previous study of formaldehyde on Ru(110), no detectable CH₄ product is found upon methanol desorption.     

Methyl β‐d‐galactopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐d‐allopyranoside tetrahydrate

The title compound, C₁₃H₂₄O₁₁·4H₂O, (I), crystallized from water, has an internal glycosidic linkage conformation having ϕ′ (O5_Gal—C1_Gal—O1_Gal—C4_All) = −96.40 (12)° and ψ′ (C1_Gal—O1_Gal—C4_All—C5_All) = −160.93 (10)°, where ring‐atom numbering conforms to the convention in which C1 denotes the anomeric C atom, C5 the ring atom bearing the exocyclic hydroxymethyl group, and C6 the exocyclic hydroxymethyl (CH₂OH) C atom in the βGalp and βAllp residues. Internal linkage conformations in the crystal structures of the structurally related disaccharides methyl β‐lactoside [methyl β‐d ‐galactopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐d ‐glucopyranoside] methanol solvate [Stenutz, Shang & Serianni (1999). Acta Cryst. C 55 , 1719–1721], (II), and methyl β‐cellobioside [methyl β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐d ‐glucopyranoside] methanol solvate [Ham & Williams (1970). Acta Cryst. B 26 , 1373–1383], (III), are characterized by ϕ′ = −88.4 (2)° and ψ′ = −161.3 (2)°, and ϕ′ = −91.1° and ψ′ = −160.7°, respectively. Inter‐residue hydrogen bonding is observed between O3_Glc and O5_Gal/Glc in the crystal structures of (II) and (III), suggesting a role in determining their preferred linkage conformations. An analogous inter‐residue hydrogen bond does not exist in (I) due to the axial orientation of O3_All, yet its internal linkage conformation is very similar to those of (II) and (III).     

meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐Hexa­methyl‐4,11‐di­aza‐1,8‐diazo­nia­cyclo­tetra­decane (S)‐malate(2–) methanol disolvate: a chain of rings generated by two pairs of N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds

The title compound is a methanol‐solvated salt, C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺·C₄H₄O₅²⁻·2CH₃OH, in which the ionic components are linked into chains by two pairs of N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.78–2.21 Å, N⃛O = 2.702 (14)–3.094 (8) Å and N—H⃛O = 160–179°]. The methanol mol­ecules are pendent from the chain and are linked to it by O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.86 and 1.89 Å, O⃛O = 2.691 (9) and 2.708 (16) Å, and O—H⃛O = 168 and 165°].     

Reactions CO/H2 en phase liquide. Synthese de precurseurs de l'ethanol par homologation du methanol.: I. Influences de la temperature et de la pression

The CO/H₂ homologation of methanol to acetaldehyde and subsequently to its dimethyl acetal in the presence of cobalt acetate promoted by iodine was examined under various conditions. Temperature and pressure were found as critical parameters. High pressures (140 MPa) and low temperatures (160–170°C) give optimal yields and selectivity to acetaldehyde. According to pressure, temperature, contact time, gas ratio and ligand/catalyst ratio, the reaction is oriented towards acetaldehyde, its dimethyl acetal or methyl acetate.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the atmospheric oxidation of tertiary amyl methyl ether

Tertiary-amyl methyl ether (TAME) is proposed for use as an additive to increase the oxygen content of gasoline as stipulated in the 1990 Clean Air Amendments. The present experiments have been performed to examine the kinetics and mechanisms of the atmospheric removal of TAME. The kinetics of the reaction of OH with TAME was examined by using a relative rate technique in which photolysis of methyl nitrite or nitrous acid was used as the source of OH. The OH rate constant for TAME and two major products (t-amyl formate and methyl acetate) were measured and yields for ten products were determined as primary products from the reaction. Values determined for the rate constants for the reaction with OH were 5.48 × 10^?12 (TAME), 1.75 × 10^?12 (t-amyl formate), and 3.85 × 10^?13 cm³ molec^?1 s^?1 (methyl acetate) at 298 ± 2 K. The primary products (with corrected yields where required) from the OH + TAME that have been observed include (1) t-amyl formate (0.366), methyl acetate (0.349), acetaldehyde (0.43, corrected), acetone (0.036), formaldehyde (0.549), t-amyl alcohol (0.026), 3-methyoxy-3-methyl-butanal (0.044, corrected), t-amyloxy methyl nitrate (0.029), 3-methyoxy-3-methyl-2-butyl nitrate (0.010), and 2-methoxy-2-methyl butyl nitrate (0.004). Mechanisms leading to these products involve OH abstraction from each of the four different hydrogen atoms of TAME. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Kinetics and mechanisms of OH‐initiated oxidation of small unsaturated alcohols

Smog chamber relative rate techniques were used to measure rate coefficients of (5.00 ± 0.54) × 10^?11, (5.87 ± 0.63) × 10^?11, and (6.49 ± 0.82) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 in 700 Torr air at 296 ± 1 K for reactions of OH radicals with allyl alcohol, 1‐buten‐3‐ol, and 2‐methyl‐3‐buten‐2‐ol, respectively; the quoted uncertainties encompass the extremes of determinations using two different reference compounds. The OH‐initiated oxidation of allyl alcohol in the presence of NO_x gives glycolaldehyde in a molar yield of 0.85 ± 0.08; the quoted uncertainty is two standard deviations. Oxidation of 2‐methyl‐3‐buten‐2‐ol gives acetone and glycolaldehyde in molar yields of 0.66 ± 0.06 and 0.56 ± 0.05, respectively. The reaction of OH radicals with allyl alcohol, 1‐buten‐3‐ol, and 2‐methyl‐3‐buten‐2‐ol proceeds predominately via addition to the >C?CH₂ double bond with most of the addition occurring to the terminal carbon. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 42: 151–158, 2010     

An indirect measurement of the absolute rate constant of the self-reaction of tert-butoxy radicals

No reliable rate constant is available for the self-reaction of tert-;butoxy radicals. We have set up a competition between hydrogen abstraction and self-reaction of tert-butoxy radicals in a flash photolysis electron spin resonance study to extract this information. Experimental values of hydrogen abstraction product radical concentrations under various hydrogen donor concentrations were then compared with theoretically calculated values with different values of 2k₄ to obtain the best fit. Hydrogen donors such as cyclopentane, anisole, methyl tert-butyl ether, and methanol were chosen for the study. A value of (1.3 ± 0.5) × 10⁹M^?1 sec^?1 for the rate constant of the self-reaction of tert-butoxy radicals has been determined at 293°K.     

The UV photolysis (λ = 185 nm) of liquid t-butyl methyl ether

t-Butyl methyl ether has been UV photolysed (λ = 185 nm) to a maximal conversion of less than 0·1%. A study of the products (quantum yields) has been made: methanol (0·40₅), t-butanol (0·20), isobutene (0·17₈), t-butyl neopentyl ether (0·14₂), t-butyl ethyl ether (0·13₄), 1,2-di-t-butoxyethane (0·097), methane (0·056), isobutane (0·046), isopropenyl methyl ether (0·030), hydrogen (0·020), neopentane (0·016), ethane (0·015), formaldehyde (0·012), 2-methoxy-2-methyl-4-t-butoxybutane (0·005), hexamethylethane (0·0048), 2-methoxy-2-methylbutane (0·0027), 2-methoxy-2-methyl-3-t-butoxypropane (0·002), isopropyl methyl ether (0·0015), formaldehyde t-butyl methyl acetal (0·001), formaldehyde di-t-butyl acetal (0·001), 2-methoxy-2-methyl-4,4-dimethylpentane (0-001), 2-methoxy-2-methyl-3,3-dimethylbutane (0·0003), 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dimethylhexane (0·0002), di-t-butyl ether (5 · 10^?5), 2,2-dimethyloxirane (?, <- 0·001). There is no decomposition of the t-BuO radical into acetone (< 5 · 10^?4) and CH₃. Cyclisation reactions leading to α,α-dimethyloxetane (< 10^?4) and 1-methoxy-1-methylcyclopropane (< 10^?4) do not occur. The material balance yields C₅H_11·97O_1·018.The main modes of fragmentation (ca 82%) are represented by the homolytic CO bond split, either into t-butyl and methoxy (ca 52%) or into t-butoxy and methyl (ca 30%), Fragmentation into methanol and isobutene (8·5%) as well as into formaldehyde and isobutane (2%) are further modes of decomposition. The break of a CC linkage (4·5%) mainly occurs by elimination of molecular methane. A CH bond split has a probability of ca 3% with the methoxy CH bond the more likely one to break.     

Ternäre Hydroxide. I. Synthese,Struktur und Eigenschaften von Li2[Sn(OH)6] · 2 H2O

Ternary Hydroxides. I. Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Li₂[Sn(OH)₆] · 2 H₂O Colourless crystals of Li₂[Sn(OH)₆] · 2 H₂O were synthesized by reaction of SnCl₄ with LiOH in aqueous solution. The crystal structure was determined from single crystal data. Li₂[Sn(OH)₆] · 2 H₂O: monoclinic, P2₁/n (Nr. 14), a = 502.3(1), b = 692.3(1), c = 1020.2(3) pm, β = 99.78(1)°, V = 349.6(2) · 10⁶ pm³, Z = 2, R/Rw = 0.0192/0.0472, N(I) > 2σ(I) = 1527, N(Par.) = 54. Within the crystal structure only slightly distorted octahedrally [Sn(OH)₆]^2? ions are bonded via hydrogen bonds with water molecules forming layers, which themselve are linked by tetrahedrally coordinated Li ions; the structure is in accordance with the IR-data and the results of the ¹¹⁹Sn solid state NMR-spectroscopy; the hydrat water is eliminated at 117.1°C, the condensation reaction – forming the ternary oxide – takes place at 257.7°C.     

Methanol als Ligand in Natriumphenolat: Darstellung und Struktur von [Na(CH3OH)4][OC6H5]

Methanol as a Ligand in Sodium Phenoxide: The Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Na(CH₃OH)₄][OC₆H₅] By the reaction of sodium and phenol in N-methyl-?-caprolactam (NMC) sodium phenoxide has been yielded, which forms a complex with the furthermore obtained methanol of [Na(CH₃OH)₄][OC₆H₅]. The single crystals crystallize triclinic, space group P1 , with the lattice constants a = 6.613(3) Å, b = 10.537(4) Å, c = 10.656(4) Å, α = 108.27(2)°, β = 98.21(2) and γ = 95.26(2)°. Sodium is coordinated by six oxygen atoms of methanol in the form of an octahedron. These coordination polyhedrons are connected by sharing edges forming chain, whereas, the oxygen of phenoxide is not involved in the coordination of sodium. Although it is attached to the chain by hydrogen bonding.     

Photolysis and OH-Initiated oxidation of glycolaldehyde under atmospheric conditions

The photolysis and OH-initiated oxidation of glycolaldehyde (HOCH(2)CHO), which are relevant atmospheric processes, have been investigated under different conditions using complementary methods in three different laboratories. The UV absorption cross sections of glycolaldehyde determined in two of the laboratories are in excellent agreement. The photolysis of glycolaldehyde in air has been investigated in a quartz cell with sunlamps and in the EUPHORE chamber irradiated by sunlight. The mean photolysis rate measured under solar radiation was (1.1 +/- 0.3) x 10(-5) s(-1) corresponding to a mean effective photolysis quantum yield of (1.3 +/- 0.3). The major products detected were HCHO and CO, whereas CH(3)OH was also observed with an initial yield around 10%. Evidence for OH production was found in both experiments using either OH scavenger or OH tracer species. Photolysis of glycolaldehyde was used as the OH source to measure the reaction rate constants of OH with a series of dienes by the relative method and to identify and quantify the oxidation products of the OH-initiated oxidation of 2-propanol. The different experiments suggest that OH is produced by the primary channel: HOCH(2)CHO + hnu --> OH + CH(2)CHO (1). The rate constant of the OH reaction with glycolaldehyde has been measured at 298 K using the relative method: k(glyc) = (1.2 +/- 0.3) x 10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1). The product study of the OH-initiated oxidation of glycolaldehyde in air has been performed using both a FEP bag and the EUPHORE chamber. HCHO was observed to be the major product with a primary yield of around 65%. Glyoxal (CHOCHO) was also observed in EUPHORE with a primary yield of (22 +/- 6)%. This yield corresponds to the branching ratio ( approximately 20%) of the H-atom abstraction channel from the CH(2) group in the OH + HOCH(2)CHO reaction, the major channel ( approximately 80%) being the H-atom abstraction from the carbonyl group. The data obtained in this work, especially the first determination of the photolysis rate of glycolaldehyde under atmospheric conditions, indicate that the OH reaction and photolysis can compete as tropospheric sinks for glycolaldehyde. Since glycolaldehyde is a significant oxidation product of isoprene whereas the photolysis of glycolaldehyde is a significant source of methanol, isoprene might contribute a few percent of the global budget of methanol.     

Mechanism of the OH-initiated oxidation of glycolaldehyde over the temperature range 233-296 K

The mechanism of the gas-phase OH-initiated oxidation of glycolaldehyde (HOCH(2)CHO) was studied in the 233-296 K temperature range using a turbulent flow reactor coupled with a chemical ionization mass spectrometer. In the presence of O2, formaldehyde, CO2, formic acid, and glyoxal were observed at room temperature with the yields of 80, 34, 18, and 14%, respectively. Decrease of temperature to 233 K led to significant changes in the yields of the stable products: those of formaldehyde and glyoxal decreased to 50 and 4%, respectively, whereas that of formic acid increased to 52%. It was also found that the OH + glycolaldehyde + O2 reaction proceeds with considerable reformation of OH radicals (by 25% at 296 K). The observed product yields are explained by a mechanism including formation of short-lived intermediate adducts of the primary radicals with O2. The implication of the obtained results for the HOx budget in the upper troposphere is discussed.     

Electron spin resonance studies of propagating radicals in polymerization. I. Methacrylate propagating radicals

Ferric chloride-photosensitized free-radical initiation was used to generate propagating radicals in polymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA), allyl methacrylate (AMA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), 1,3-butylene dimethacrylate (1,3-BDMA), hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA), lauryl methacrylate (LMA), hexyl methacrylate (HMA), and methacrylamide (MA) in rigid glasses of methanol or acetone at near liquid nitrogen temperatures. The formation and conformational changes of these propagating radicals at different temperatures were studied by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. When methanol was the rigid glass, ·CH₂OH radicals were formed initially and were stable below ?160°C. As the temperature of the rigid glass was increased, the ·CH₂OH radicals reacted with monomer to yield propagating radicals. With the exception of the propagating radical for methacrylamide, the propagating radicals of the methacrylates examined initially generated five-line ESR spectra which gradually changed to nine-line spectra, as temperature of the rigid glass was increased. It was concluded that one type of propagating radical was formed in all cases. However, when the temperature of the rigid glass was increased, the single structural conformation that initially allowed one of the methylene hydrogens and methyl group to interact with the unpaired electron to generate only a five-line spectrum was changed to yield a second conformation that allowed interaction to generate an additional four-line spectrum. Finally, a mixture of the propagating radical for methacrylate monomer in two structural conformations was obtained, and an ESR spectrum consisting of nine lines (5 + 4 lines) was generated. In the case of the propagating radical for methacrylamide this change to yield two structural conformations evidently was hindered, so that only an ESR spectrum consisting of five lines was generated.