[see reaction]. Stable beta-phosphatoxy nitroalkanes, readily assembled by the Henry reaction and subsequent phosphorylation, serve as good precursors to alkene radical cations on treatment with triphenyltin or tributyl hydride and AIBN in benzene at reflux. When the beta-phosphatoxy nitroalkane is suitably functionalized with nucleophilic groups, substitutions can be achieved with the formation of
Tandem Polar/Radical Crossover Sequences for the Formation of Fused and Bridged Bicyclic Nitrogen Heterocycles Involving Radical Ionic Chain Reactions, and Alkene Radical Cation Intermediates, Performed under Reducing Conditions: Scope and Limitations
anion contact ion pairs which are trappedintramolecularly in a tandem polar/radical crossover sequence involving radical ionic chain reactions by allylic and propargylic amines. The substitution pattern of the alkene radical cation dictates the cyclization mode, and this may be engineered to form fused ring systems by an initial exo-mode nucleophilic cyclization or bridged bicyclic systems when the nucleophilic