Reactivity of perfluoro-n-alkyl radicals a Hammett study of hydrogen transfer from arene thiols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73397-1

A Hammett study of hydrogen atom abstraction by the perfluoro-n-heptyl radical is presented. Excellent correlation of the rates with σ⁺, with a ρ⁺ value of -0.56, provides important corroboration of the substantial influence of transition state polar effects on this unexpectedly slow process.