This authoritative treatise on the electronic structure of organic ion radical species and their reactivity highlights current and developing technical applications of organic ion radicals. It discusses the formation and transformation of ion radicals in typical conditions of organic synthesis, and presents an overview of organic ion radical reactions, especially those applicable to ecological or biological processes. Topics include stereochemical aspects of ion radical reactivity; practical applications of organic ion radicals to lubrication and delignification as well as in conductors, magnets, and optoelectronics; solid phase studies; and more.

From the Foreword: “...This book gathers into a single place the widely scattered material needed to consider ion radicals from an organic chemist's point of view. A highly useful aspect of this book is its incorporation of relevant studies from the Russian literature, a significant amount of it originating from Todres' own group in Moscow. Little of this material has previously received proper emphasis, or even citation, in the English-language literature.”

From the Preface: “...The theme of the book is the formation, transformation, and application of ion radicals in typical conditions of organic synthesis. The book presents an overview of organic ion radical reactions and explains the principles of ion radical organic chemistry. Methods of determining ion-radical mechanisms and controlling ion radical reactions are also reviewed...”

Target Audience: Physical organic chemists, ecologists, biologists, and specialists in the electronics of organic materials, as well as professors, researchers, and students.

Table of Contents:

Nature of Organic Ion Radicals and Their Ground-State Electron Structure

Formation of Organic Ion Radicals

Basic Principles of Organic Ion Radical Reactivity

How to Discern Ion Radical Mechanisms of Organic Reactions

How to Optimize Organic Ion Radical Reactions

Organic Ion Radicals in Synthesis

Practical Applications of Organic Ion Radicals

Concluding Remarks

Index