Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Hydrogen Atom Exchange Reactions in Sterically Hindered Hydroxylamine-Nitroxyl Radical Systems

Rate constants and activation energies were determined for the forward and reverse hydrogen exchange reactions in systems involving a sterically hindered hydroxylamine and a nitroxyl radical of dihydroquinoline, tetrahydroquinoline, diphenylamine, imidazoline, pyrrolidine, or piperidine. The equilibrium constants and heats of these reactions were determined, and the dissociation energies of the NO-H bonds in the hydroxylamines were estimated.