Abstract Tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT, 2× 10− 3 m) is an effective photocatalyst for the alkylation of electrophilic alkenes (0.1 m, α, β-unsaturated nitriles, esters, ketones) by alkanes, alcohols, and ethers. The products are in most cases obtained in> 70% isolated yields, through an experimentally very simple procedure. The kinetics of the radical processes following initial hydrogen abstraction by excited TBADT in ...
