Two approaches to diverting the course of a free-radical cyclization: Application of cyclopropylcarbinyl radical fragmentations and allenes as radical acceptors

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8726-8732

  Yang, Dexi ^a   Cwynar, Valerie ^a   Donahue, Matthew G ^b   Hart, David J ^a   Mbogo, Grace ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WYETH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLENES; ATOM TRANSFER; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; RADICAL ACCEPTORS; RADICAL CYCLIZATIONS; RADICAL FRAGMENTATION; REDUCTION PRODUCTS; SECONDARY CYCLIZATION;

FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS;

CYCLIZATION;

ALLENE DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; REDUCTION;

ALKANES; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; FREE RADICALS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70449670732     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo901834q     Document Type: Article

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