Preparation and spectroscopic identification of methyl-Se-nitrososelenol

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Aug 28;55(67):9943-9946. doi: 10.1039/c9cc05065e. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

Abstract

Herein, we report, for the first time, the preparation, matrix-isolation, and spectroscopic characterization of the methyl selenyl radical and methyl-Se-nitrososelenol in combination with DFT and CASSCF/NEVPT2 computations. The latter proved to be highly photolabile, and upon irradiation with light at λ = 465 nm it leads to methyl selenyl and nitric oxide radical pairs. Upon λ > 730 nm irradiation it rearranges back to methyl-Se-nitrososelenol.