Generation, ESR Spectra, and Isolation of N-(Arylthio)-4-t-butyl-2,6-diphenylphenylaminyl Radicals

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1994.2127

Oxidation of N-(arylthio)-4-t-butyl-2,6-diphenylanilines yields quite persistent and oxygen-insensitive N-(arylthio)-4-t-butyl-2,6-diphenylphenylaminyls which, in solution, give a characteristic blue, purple, or wine-red color.Among the aminyls generated,