Radical addition of tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydro-2-furanone to alkenylsilanes in the presence of di(t-butyl)peroxide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(90)85162-R

β-(Silylethyl)- and γ-(silylpropyl)-tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydro-2-furanones containing alkyl and phenyl groups at the Si atom were obtained by the reactions of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and tetrahydro-2-furanone with vinyl- and allylsilanes in the presence of di(t-butyl) peroxide (DTBP).To reduce the amount of bis-products, the ratio : : = 80 : 4 : 1 was used.