“…[6,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] In the latter reaction, DPPH becomes reduced to the corresponding hydrazine (DPPH-H, Scheme 2) or, in alkaline medium, to the anion (DPPH -, Scheme 2). Depending on the reaction conditions, one or both phenyl groups of DPPH may become nitrated in their para positions; with one such para-nitro group one obtains compounds O 2 NDPPH, O 2 NDPPH-H, and O 2 NDPPH -, and with two such para-nitro groups one has compounds (O 2 N) 2 DPPH, (O 2 N) 2 DPPH-H, and (O 2 N) 2 -DPPH -(Scheme 2) [16,17,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] . The reaction mechanism depends on the solvent.…”