Isolable zwitterionic pyridinio-semiquinone pi-radicals. Mild and efficient single-step access to stable radicals.
Yi, Chenyi; Blum, Carmen; Liu, Shi-Xia; Keene, Tony D.; Frei, Gabriela; Neels, Antonia; Decurtins, Silvio; Organic letters 11 (2009) 2261–2264; doi:10.1021/ol900559p

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_publ_section_title
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 Isolable zwitterionic pyridinio-semiquinone pi-radicals. Mild and
 efficient single-step access to stable radicals.
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