Can the Philicity of Radicals Be Influenced by Oriented External Electric Fields?
Ruben Van Lommel, Rik H. Verschueren, Wim M. De Borggraeve, Freija De Vleeschouwer, Thijs Stuyver
Abstract
Herein, the effects of an electric field on radicals are investigated for a set of model radicals with varying complexity. An electric field impacts the intrinsic philicity of a radical, as quantified by the global electrophilicity index, ω. The extent of change in philicity depends on the directionality and strength of the applied electric field and the dipole moment and polarizability of the radical.
Topics & Concepts
RadicalChemistryPolarizabilityElectric fieldDipoleElectrophileChemical physicsComputational chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCatalysisMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies