ESR Spectra of γ-Irradiated Polycrystalline Powders of Some Fluorine-Containing Compounds

The powder spectra of γ-irradiated salts and amides of some fluorinated acids were interpreted based on the spectral shapes of the α-fluorine hyperfine-coupling line. Because of the large anisotropy of α-fluorine coupling tensor, it was possible to observe the shoulders corresponding to the maximum principal value of the coupling tensor. The separation between the wing patterns and the wing hyperfine structures made it possible to identify the radical species produced. The probable radicals were the ones formed by the removal of the atoms attached to the α carbon.