Radical addition of 2-iodoalkanamide or 2-iodoalkanoic acid to alkenols using a water-soluble radical initiator in water. A facile synthesis of γ- lactones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)02391-0

Heating a mixture of 2-iodoacetamide and 5-hexen-1-ol in water at 75 °C in the presence of a water-soluble radical initiator, 4,4'-azobis(4- cyanopentanoic acid), provided γ-(4-hydroxybutyl)-γ-lactone in 95% yield. The use of 2-iodoacetic acid in place of