Untersuchungen zur reaktivität organometallischer komplexe V. Zum sterischen verlauf der pseudocarboniumumlagerung der cyclopentadienyl[5-exo-(α-halogenalkyl)cyclopentadien]kobalt-komplexe
Free radical-mediated alkylation of general alkenes is a challenging and largely unmet goal. Herein, we disclose a conceptually novel "polarity umpolung" strategy for radical alkylation of alkenes using a portfolio of easily-accessed, dual-function alkylating reagents. This is achieved by substituting inherently nucleophilic alkyl radicals with electrophilic sulfone-decorated surrogates, thus inverting