Three independent methods have been employed to estimate the rate constant, k 1 , for ring-opening of the 2-cyclopropyl-2-propyl radical, 1, at room temperature. These three estimates are based on chemical trapping of 1 and the ring-opened 4-methylpent-3-ene-1-yl radical by thiophenol (k 1 ) (1.6 5 ( 0.4 1 ) × 10 7 M -1 s -1 ), 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-N-oxyl (k 1 ) (1.7 6 ( 0.3 4 ) × 10 7 M -1 s -1 ) and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (k 1 ) (2.1 ( 0.4) × 10 7 M -1 s -1 ) and absolute rate constants for nonrearranging radicals structurally related to 1. The mean value for k 1 ((1.8 4 ( 0.4) × 10 7 M -1 s -1 ) should be used when 1 is employed as a tertiary alkyl free radical clock at ambient temperatures.Radicals which undergo unimolecular rearrangements have been described as "free radical clocks". 3 Provided the rate constant, k r , for conversion of the unrearranged radical, U • , to the rearranged radical, R • , is known (i.e., provided the clock has been calibrated) 3,4 the rate constant, k T , for any competing reaction involving U • can be calculated by determining the relative yields of the U • and R • derived products, e.g.,