Organic Letters · 2002 · 92 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisRadical ReactionsPyrrole ChemistryPyrrole SynthesisPyrrolidine SynthesisRadical Cyclization
[reaction: see text] The readily available N-(O-ethyl thiocarbonylsulfanyl)amides are powerful amidyl radical precursors that undergo 5-exo cyclization to give pyrrolidinone derivatives via a radical-chain reaction initiated by a small amount of lauroyl peroxide.
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Free radical cyclizations involving nitrogen
Alex G. Fallis, Irina M. Brinza · Tetrahedron · 1997 · 378 citations