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Thiyl radical
In chemistry, a thiyl radical has the formula RS, sometimes written RS• to emphasize that they are free radicals. R is typically an alkyl or aryl substituent. Because S–H bonds are about 20% weaker than C–H bonds, thiyl radicals are relatively easily generated from thiols (RSH). Thiyl radicals are regularly invoked as intermediates in some biochemical reactions.
Thiyl radicals are generated by hydrogen-atom abstraction from thiols. The radical initiator AIBN is proposed to generate thiyl radicals from thiols:
Thiyl radicals rapidly formation by the action of OH· radical (k = 6.8 × 109 M−1s−1) on thiols. and decreases through the H· radical (k = 6.8 × 109 M−1s−1) down to peroxyl radicals R-CHOO· (k = 4.2 × 103 M−1s−1).
Thiyl radicals have rarely been isolated and purified. Claims of their existence have been often disputed, reflecting their high reactivity.
The main reaction of thiyl radicals their reversion to disulfides:
Thiyl radicals are intermediates in the thiol-ene reaction, which is the basis of some polymeric coatings and adhesives. Thiyl radicals catalyze diverse reactions involving unsaturated substrates.
Thiyl radicals in vivo primarily are derived from the amino acid residue cysteine.
Thiyl radicals are involved in the mechanism of action of ribonucleotide reductase, an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of deoxyribonucleotides from ribonucleotides. It catalyzes this formation by removing the 2'-hydroxyl group of the ribose ring of nucleoside diphosphates (or triphosphates depending on the class of RNR).
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Thiyl radical
In chemistry, a thiyl radical has the formula RS, sometimes written RS• to emphasize that they are free radicals. R is typically an alkyl or aryl substituent. Because S–H bonds are about 20% weaker than C–H bonds, thiyl radicals are relatively easily generated from thiols (RSH). Thiyl radicals are regularly invoked as intermediates in some biochemical reactions.
Thiyl radicals are generated by hydrogen-atom abstraction from thiols. The radical initiator AIBN is proposed to generate thiyl radicals from thiols:
Thiyl radicals rapidly formation by the action of OH· radical (k = 6.8 × 109 M−1s−1) on thiols. and decreases through the H· radical (k = 6.8 × 109 M−1s−1) down to peroxyl radicals R-CHOO· (k = 4.2 × 103 M−1s−1).
Thiyl radicals have rarely been isolated and purified. Claims of their existence have been often disputed, reflecting their high reactivity.
The main reaction of thiyl radicals their reversion to disulfides:
Thiyl radicals are intermediates in the thiol-ene reaction, which is the basis of some polymeric coatings and adhesives. Thiyl radicals catalyze diverse reactions involving unsaturated substrates.
Thiyl radicals in vivo primarily are derived from the amino acid residue cysteine.
Thiyl radicals are involved in the mechanism of action of ribonucleotide reductase, an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of deoxyribonucleotides from ribonucleotides. It catalyzes this formation by removing the 2'-hydroxyl group of the ribose ring of nucleoside diphosphates (or triphosphates depending on the class of RNR).