Y. Kita et al., PRACTICAL RADICAL ADDITIONS UNDER MILD CONDITIONS USING 2,2'-AZOBIS(2,4-DIMETHYL-4-METHOXYVALERONITRILE) [V-70] AS AN INITIATOR, Organic process research & development, 2(4), 1998, pp. 250-254
Radical addition reactions of bromomalononitrile to various alkenes us
ing 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethyl-4-methoxyvaleronitrile) (V-70) were exami
ned. The advantages of V-70 which is an effective radical initiator at
low temperature in contrast to the other azobis compounds are describ
ed, Especially V-70L (the low melting point diastereomer) was found to
be the best radical initiator.