Investigation of Intermediate Radicals in the Grignard Reactions. Rates of Electron Transfer and of Successive R. Transfer to Ketones from Grignard Reagents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1987.735

In the Grignard reactions with benzil (diketone) and with benzophenone (monoketone) in THF rates of electron transfer and of successive R^. transfer from Grignard reagents were determined by direct observations of intermediate radicals.The electron transfer rates from Grignard reagents to ketones are dependent on both the electrochemical properties of Grignard reagents and ketones.