Single Electron Transfer in the reaction of an alkyl iodide with LiAlH4 and LiAlD4 in the absence of a halogen atom radical chain process

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)79296-3

Reactions of the noncyclizable alkyl iodide, 1-iodo-2,2-dimethylhexane (9), with LiAlH₄ and LiAlD₄ have been carried out under a variety of conditions. Although the structure of 9 prohibits a halogen atom radical chain process, deuterium incorporation studies provide convincing evidence for single electron transfer (SET) as the major reaction pathway.