Abstract
The barrier for the radical isomerization CH3Oo --> oCH2OH is calculated by CBS-QB3 to be 29.7 kcal mol-1 and lies higher (by 5.7 kcal mol-1) than the dissociation limit CH2O+Ho. Hence, CH3Oo does not isomerize to the more stable oCH2OH on its own. However, this barrier is reduced to 15.8
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