Synthesis of 4,2′-iodonio-3-phenyl-1,2-benzisoxazole tetrafluoroboride and the crystal structure of its monohydrate

Conclusions 4,2-Iodonio-3-phenyl-l,2-benzisoxazole tetrafluoroboride monohydrate (IV) was synthesized and an x-ray diffraction structural study showed that the cation (IV) is a tetracyclic system and the crystal structure is insular with I...F and I...OH₂2 ionic and ion-dipole interactions.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2309–2314, October, 1985.     

Electron spin resonance study of free radicals in the radiation grafting of butadiene to poly(vinyl chloride)

The kinetics of the disappearance of propagating butadiene radicals produced in the grafting of butadiene to poly(vinyl chloride) was followed by electron spin resonance measurements. The radical species observed in the temperature range 213–298°K is the conjugated allylic radical: The reaction conditions were adjusted to provide a highly viscous medium in which the propagation reaction took place. Under these conditions the radicals were stabilized and a precise ESR spectrum was obtained. Arrhenius plots of the second-order decay rate constants yield an activation energy of 5 kcal/mole. This suggests that the bimolecular termination reaction is controlled by the segmental motion of the grafted side chains.