Diastereoselective formation of anellated tetrahydrofurans using a nitrate radical induced oxidative, self-terminating radical cyclization cascade

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00564-5

Addition of electrogenerated nitrate radicals to C≡C triple bonds in the alkynyl ethers cis-7-9 and trans-8-9 yields anellated tetrahydrofurans 12-16 with high diasteroselectivity through a new type of an oxidative, self- terminating radical cyclization c