5,10-Dihydro-Silanthrene as a Reagent for the Barton-McCombie Reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00593-2

The deoxygenation of secondary alcohols via thionoesters with the use of 5,10-dihydrosilanthrene as the radical reducing agent has been studied in detail.The ability of hydrogen donation of this silane has been measured using the one-carbon ring expansion of 1-(2-oxocyclopentyl)ethyl radical as a timing device.