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Microwave-assisted generation of alkoxyl radicals and their use in additions, β-fragmentations, and remote functionalizations
Hartung, Jens,Daniel, Kristina,Gottwald, Thomas,Gross, Andreas,Schneiders, Nina
, p. 2313 - 2322 (2008/02/08)
Microwave irradiation (2.45 GHz, 300-500 W) of N-(alkoxy)thiazole-2(3H)- thiones in low-absorbing solvents affords alkoxyl radicals, which were identified by (i) spin adduct formation (EPR-spectroscopy) and (ii) fingerprint-type selectivities in intramolecular additions (stereoselective synthesis of disubstituted tetrahydrofurans), β-fragmentations (formation of carbonyl compounds), and C,H-activation of aliphatic subunits, by δ-selective hydrogen atom transfer. C-Radicals formed from oxygen-centered intermediates were trapped either by Bu3SnH, l-cysteine ethyl ester, the reduced form of glutathione (reductive trapping), or by bromine atom donor BrCCl3 (heteroatom functionalization) The results suggest that microwave activation is superior to UV/Vis-photolysis and conductive heating for alkoxyl radical generation from N-(alkoxy)thiazolethiones. It offers by far the shortest reaction times along with the option to reduce the amount of trapping reagent significantly. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006.