Intra- and intermolecular reactions of carbon-centered radicals generated by photolysis of organoindium compounds were examined. The photolysis of vinylindium compounds and indium acetylides provided vinyl and alkynyl radicals, respectively, which were trapped with ethyl iodoacetate giving the corresponding beta,gamma-unsaturated esters. Allylic indium compounds, prepared from 8-bromo- or 8-iodooct-1,6-dienes and powdered indium metal, underwent an intramolecular radical cyclization to afford the 5-exo-trig product. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Photochemical and radical initiator-induced reaction of allylic indium compounds
Intramolecular cyclization of allylicradicals generated from allylindium compounds both by photolysis or by the reaction of radical initiators was examined. The photolysis of allylic indium compounds, prepared from 8-bromo- or 8-iodooct-1,6-dienes and powdered indium metal, led to the formation of the 5-exo-trig products. Benzoyl peroxide as a radical initiator was also effective for the cyclization. In contrast