16720-60-8Relevant articles and documents
Cleavage of a p-cyanobenzyl group from protected alcohols, amines, and thiols using triethylgermyl sodium
Yokohama, Yasuo,Takizawa, Shuichi,Nanjo, Masato,Mochida, Kunio
, p. 1032 - 1033 (2002)
Alcohols, amines, and thiols protected with a p-cyanobenzyl group can be easily and quantitatively deprotected using triethylgermyl sodium under mild conditions.
Radical chain reduction of alkylboron compounds with catechols
Villa, Giorgio,Povie, Guillaume,Renaud, Philippe
supporting information; experimental part, p. 5913 - 5920 (2011/06/16)
The conversion of alkylboranes to the corresponding alkanes is classically per-formed via protonolysis of alkylboranes. This simple reaction requires the use of severe reaction conditions, that is, treatment with a carboxylic acid at high temperature (>150 °C). We report here a mild radical procedure for the transformation of organoboranes to alkanes. 4-tert-Butylcatechol, a well-established radical inhibitor and antioxidant, is acting as a source of hydrogen atoms. An efficient chain reaction is observed due to the exceptional reactivity of phenoxyl radicals toward alkylboranes. The reaction has been applied to a wide range of organoboron derivatives such as B- alkylcatecholboranes, trialkylboranes, pinacolboronates, and alkylboronic acids. Furthermore, the so far elusive rate constants for the hydrogen transfer between secondary alkyl radical and catechol derivatives have been experimentally determined. Interestingly, they are less than 1 order of magnitude slower than that of tin hydride at 80 °C, making catechols particularly attractive for a wide range of transformations involving C-C bond formation.
The reaction of alkyl peroxy radicals
Goosen, Andre,Kindermans, Sybrandus
, p. 1 - 8 (2007/10/03)
Secondary alkyl peroxy radicals generated from 4-phenyl-2-butyl-, 2-nonyl- and 3α-cholestanyl hydroperoxides at 45°C undergo Russell termination reactions in preference to non-terminating decomposition reactions. Non-terminating decomposition of 2-nonyl peroxy radicals afforded 2,5-nonanedione and 2,5-nonanediol due to intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reactions of alkoxy radicals. The radicals derived from 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butyl-, 2-methyl-5-phenyl-2-pentyl- and 2-methyl-6-phenyl-2-hexyl hydroperoxides afforded benzylic functionalized products due to intermolecular reactions. 2-Hexylperoxy radicals generated in excess alcohols ineffectively abstracted the α-hydrogens of alcohols. These results demonstrate the low reactivity of alkyl peroxy radicals.