The radical 3, generated (i) from reactions of 5-substituted 2-tert-bu
tyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ones with N-bromosuccinimide, (ii) from related bro
mo compounds by reaction with tributylstannane or with allyltributylti
n, and (iii) by radical addition to 5-methylene-1,3-dioxolan-4-one, un
dergoes carbon-bromine, carbon-hydrogen, and carbon-carbon bond format
ion trans to the tert-butyl group with moderate to high diastereoselec
tivity