Radical substituent effects of...-fluorine and...-trifluoromethyl groups.

Examines the radical substituent effects of fluorine and trifluoromethyl groups, from the calculated C-H bond dissociation enthalpies (BDE) of various model compounds. Importance of structure and reactivity in physical organic chemistry; Use of the ab initio complete basic set model calculations; Methodology, results and discussion on the study.