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WHEREAS an extensive study of hydrogen abstraction by methyl radicals in the gas phase has been reviewed1, hydrogen transfer in solution has only recently been discussed and the various types classified2 as an introduction to a general study of this phenomenon: in particular, some hydrogen transfers to quinones in solution have been studied3. It is therefore pertinent to indicate briefly the conclusions drawn from the determination of the reactivity of some simple alcohols to photo-oxidation sensitized by quinones.
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WELLS, C. Transfer of Hydrogen from Alcohols to Quinones. Nature 177, 483–484 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177483a0
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