T. Ikeno et al., GENERATION OF ALPHA-ALKYLTHIO RADICALS BY PHOTOINDUCED ONE-ELECTRON OXIDATION OF ALPHA-STANNYL SULFIDES AND THEIR USE FOR CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION, Chemistry Letters, (2), 1997, pp. 169-170
Cation radicals, generated from alpha-stannyl sulfides by the photoind
uced single electron transfer, cleave into alpha-alkylthio radical int
ermediates with the elimination of the stannyl group. The alpha-alkylt
hio radicals thus formed are utilized for carbon-carbon bond forming r
eactions.