Addition of trichloromethyl radicals to alkenes: The use of phosphites as hydrogen-atom donors in intermolecular radical reactions

Authors
Barks, JM Gilbert, BC Parsons, AF Upeandran, B
Citation
Jm. Barks et al., Addition of trichloromethyl radicals to alkenes: The use of phosphites as hydrogen-atom donors in intermolecular radical reactions, SYNLETT, (11), 2001, pp. 1719-1722
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNLETT
ISSN journal
09365214 → ACNP
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1719 - 1722
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(200111):11<1719:AOTRTA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Addition of trichloromethyl radicals (generated from BrCCl3 or CCl4) to a v ariety of alkenes in the presence of hydrogen-atom donors has been explored . The use of phosphites as hydrogen-atom donors was shown to provide a mild , novel and technically clean approach to trichloroalkanes.