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alkyl groups such as methyl can help stabilize the singlet through a hyperconjugative interaction with the empty 2p orbital
sterically demanding groups, for example, phenyl, tert-butyl, or adamantyl, should favor the triplet state by demanding a wide R-C-R angle
Atoms with nonbonding electrons that can donate those electrons into the empty 2p orbital of a singlet are especially effective at producing ground-state singlets. Difluorocarbene, :CF2, is a classic example 26
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Ground States for Typical Carbenes
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Singlet–Triplet Gaps for a Few Typical Carbenesa
In many cases the two reactive intermediates are very close in energy
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- Similarly, nitrenes can exist as triplet or singlet.
- Additionally, nitrenes can be protonated to give nitrenium ions that are isoelectronic with carbenes.
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In order to establish if these intermediates react as singlet or triplet Skell and Woodworth proposed a "test" that relied on the stereospecificity of the addition of carbenes and nitrenes to alkenes. JACS 1956, 78, 4496
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3. Generation of carbenes and nitrenes
Carbenes and nitrenes are most commonly formed by α-elimination or fragmentation of appropriate precursors.
Carbenes and Nitrenes are common reactive intermediates in a number of classic reactions:
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