Abstract
It is shown that the E.S.R. spectra of long-chain nitroxide biradicals represent the superposition of the spectrum of the non-reacting radical moieties in the elongated conformation and of that of the cage where the radical moieties are close together and can interact with each other. Inside the cage a fast intramolecular motion is observed. Some thermodynamic parameters of the cage as well as thermodynamic parameters of the motion inside the cage are calculated from the experimental E.S.R. spectra of four biradicals.