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The nearly 90° twist between the reduced dialkylaniline π system and the oxygen atom p lone pair orbital limits electronic interaction between the reduced and oxidized aniline units and makes varying this twist angle a principal factor that facilitates intramolecular electron transfer.
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Nelsen et al. (2001) studied this question.
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