
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hewgill, FR 
A1  - Pass, MC 
T1  - The Oxidation of (&#177;)-Reticuline as Studied by E.S.R Spectroscopy
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
SP  - 497
EP  - 506
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9850497 
N2  - E.s.r. spectra obtained by oxidation of reticuline and closely related compounds in a flow system with cerium(IV) show chiefly the aryloxy radical derived from the 1-benzyl c-ring. The 4&#8242;-ethoxy homologue of norreticuline shows both A- and C-ring radicals in roughly equal proportions. The mechanism of intramolecular coupling is discussed, and as no evidence was obtained for the occurrence of a radical substitution reaction it is concluded that radical pairing is more likely, although this apparently happens too quickly for observation of a biradical species. 
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