STEREOCHEMISTRY AT TIN AND MECHANISM OF THREE CLEAVAGE REACTIONS OF CARBON-TIN BONDS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)81003-7

The cleavages of the trityl-tin bond by NaFe(CO)2Cp, LiBHEt3 and Ph3SnLi are not stereoselective.This is explained in terms of a one-electron transfer mechanism leading to a triorganostannyl radical which can undergo inversion before reacting with another radical to give the product.