Sites of Attack of Hydroxyl Radicals on Amides in Aqueous Solution

Authors: E. Hayon, T. Ibata, N. N. Lichtin, M. Simic The reactivity and sites of attack of hydroxyl radicals on simple amides in aqueous solution were studied. The following amides were examined: formamide (F), N-methylformamide (NMF), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), acetamide (A), N-methylacetamide (NMA), and , -dimethylacetamide (DMA). The rate constants for reaction of OH radical with NMF, DMF, NMA, and DMA…