Studies on the intramolecular competitive addition of carbon radicals to aldehydo and alkenyl groups

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00015a037

Cyclizations of ω-formylalkyl radicals can provide an efficient route to the corresponding cycloalkanols. However, if an ω-vinyl group is present, an alternative mode of cyclization exists, and there is competition between cycloalkanol and methyl cycloalk