Use of a benzyl ether as a traceless hydrogen donor in the anti-Markovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenes with xanthates.
Journal: Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
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Abstract
A new protocol for the anti-Markovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenyl alcohol O-Bn ethers was developed using xanthates as functionalizing agents in the presence of lauroyl peroxide as a radical initiator and a stoichiometric oxidant. The benzyl group serves as a traceless hydrogen donor in the remote radical hydrogen atom transfer event during the process.
Authors
Hirohito Hayashi, Atsushi Kaga, Bin Wang, Fabien Gagosz, Shunsuke Chiba