Alkylation of alkenes by radicals generated through photoinduced single electron transfer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(94)00976-2

Irradiation of 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarbonitrile (TCB) in the presence of several donors (some 2-t-butyl-1,3-dioxolanes, pivalic acid, t-butyltrimethylstannane, t-butyldimethylsilyl n-octyl ether) leads to fragmentation of the donor radical cation to give