The carbon–carbon bond-forming method in aqueousmedia was investigated by using indium as a single-electron transfer radical initiator. The indium-mediated intermolecular alkylradicaladdition to imine derivatives and electron-deficient CCbond proceeded effectively.
The carbon-carbon bond-forming radical reactions using indium(I) chloride and copper(I) chloride proceeded effectively through a single-electron transfer process in aqueous media.
see text] The intermolecular alkylradicaladdition to imine derivatives was studied in aqueousmedia by using indium as a single-electron-transfer radical initiator. The one-pot reaction based on radicaladdition to glyoxylic hydrazone provided a convenient method for preparing the alpha-amino acids. The indium-mediated radicaladdition to an electron-deficient C=Cbond also proceeded effectively to