Generation and cyclization of unsaturated carbamoyl radicals derived from S-4-pentynyl carbamothioates under tin-free conditions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3192-3197

  Benati, Luisa ^a   Bencivenni, Giorgio ^a   Leardini, Rino ^a   Minozzi, Matteo ^a   Nanni, Daniele ^a   Scialpi, Rosanna ^a   Spagnolo, Piero ^a   Zanardi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

INTRAMOLECULAR SUBSTITUTION; N-TOSYL-SUBSTITUTED CARBAMOYL RADICALS; PENTYNYL CARBAMOTHIOATES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1,1' AZOBIS CYCLOHEXANE 1 CARBONITRILE; 2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; 4 PENTYNYL CARBAMOTHIOATE DERIVATIVE; AZETIDINONE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMOYL RADICAL; CYANIDE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; RADICAL; SULFANYLVINYL RADICAL; SULFUR; THIOCARBAMIC ACID; THIOPHENOL; TIN; TOLUENE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CYCLIZATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADICAL REACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33645797303     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0602064     Document Type: Article

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