Multiple radical additions starting with iminyl radicals derived from sulphenylimines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94438-1

Iminyl radicals obtained by tri-n-butylstannane induced cleavage of S-phenyl sulphenylimines readily cyclise onto suitably located double bonds. The intermediate carbon centered radical can be trapped by a variety of electron-poor olefins thus providing a