Spectrophotometric, EPR and kinetic characterisation of the wN-O. radical from 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, a key reactive species in mediated enzymatic oxidations

Characterisation of the aminoxyl (wN-O.) radical BTNO, generated from 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT) by the oneelectron oxidant CAN (a CeIV salt), confirms BTNO as the reactive intermediate in oxidations run with the laccase/HBT system.