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Title: Comment on "Radicalicity: A scale to compare reactivities of radicals" (Chem. Phys. Lett. 618 (2015) 99-101)*

Journal Article · · Chemical Physics Letters
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The recently proposed term radicalicity was described as a measure of the reactivity of a free radical Q*, i.e., a kinetic quantity. Here it is shown that in fact it is simply a frame-shifted version of the well-known bond dissociation energy, a thermodynamic quantity. Hence its use is discouraged.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1255682
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1347235
Journal Information:
Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 654; ISSN 0009-2614
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English