Ion-radicals of organic carbonates were obtained by irradiation at 77 K.
Radical cations of dimethyl and diethyl carbonates undergo intramolecular H shift.
Ethylene carbonate radical cations exhibit a ring cleavage.
Radical anions of linear carbonates demonstrate fragmentation to alkyl radicals.
Propylene carbonate ion-radicals are probably intrinsically stable at 77 K.