2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-4-(methylsulfonyloxy)piperidinyl 1-oxide

The title compound is a stable radical with the piperidine ring adopting a chair conformation. The nitroxyl bond length is 1.283(2)Å and the N-O^. bond forms an angle of 19.9 (2)° with the CNC plane; the C-N-C angle is 124.5 (2)°.

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