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Production and reduction of alkyl radicals under controlled, homogenous conditions through reactions of alkyl flourides with sodium naphthalenide. Rate constant for cyclization of 5-hexenyl radicals.

✍ Scribed by John F. Garst; Franklin E. Barton II


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1969
Tongue
French
Weight
245 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0040-4039

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✦ Synopsis


Reactions of sodium naphthalenide with alkyl chlorides, bromides, and iodides produce free alkyl radicals which subsequently react with sodium naphthalenide, generating alkylsodiums through electron-transfer and alkylated naphthalenides through radical combination (l-7). 5-Hexenyl halides have played a significant role in the mechanistic elucidation of these reactions (1,4,6). Scheme L outlines the reaction mechanisms for such reactions, exclusive of olefin and dimeric hydrocarbon (Rz) formation, which are significant only for alkyl iodides