ChemInform Abstract: α-Silyl Ethers as Hydroxymethyl Anion Equivalents in Photoinduced Radical Electron Transfer Additions.

α-Silyl Ethers as Hydroxymethyl Anion Eq

α-Silyl Ethers as Hydroxymethyl Anion Equivalents in Photoinduced Radical Electron Transfer Additions

✍ Guido Gutenberger; Eberhard Steckhan; Siegfried Blechert 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 113 KB

Nucleophilic α-hydroxymethyl radicals can be generated from α-silyl ethers by irradiation in the presence of 9,10-anthracenedicarbonitrile (ADC) and biphenyl (BP). Under these conditions the hydroxymethyl radicals are not oxidized further but add directly to electron-poor alkenes [Eq. (a); EWG=elect