Anodic olefin coupling reactions involving ketene dithioacetals: Evidence for a 'radical-type' cyclization

Yongmao Sun, Kevin D. Moeller

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Abstract

A series of anodic coupling reactions between ketene dithioacetal groups and enol ethers have been studied in order to probe why some of the cyclizations are successful while other closely related attempts fail. It has been found that the success of the cyclization reactions strongly depends on the location of substituents on the olefins. The reactions are highly sensitive to substituents on the terminating olefin but not to substituents on the initial radical cation. This behavior is consistent with what has been observed previously with radical cyclization reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7159-7161
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume43
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 30 2002

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