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Catalytic, Highly Regio‐ and Chemoselective Generation of Radicals from Epoxides: Titanocene Dichloride as an Electron Transfer Catalyst in Transition Metal Catalyzed Radical Reactions
Author(s) -
Gansäuer Andreas,
Pierobon Marianna,
Bluhm Harald
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980202)37:1/2<101::aid-anie101>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - chemoselectivity , chemistry , catalysis , radical , transition metal , halide , photochemistry , electron transfer , organic chemistry
Sensitive functional groups like halides, ketones, or tosylates pose no difficulties in the new, [Cp 2 TiCl 2 ]‐catalyzed, radical reaction [Eq. (1)]. The conversions proceed with excellent chemoselectivity, which in many cases is complementary to that of established reactions.