An efficient and convenient access to 2-tert-butylisoindolin-1-ones via an oxidative radical cyclization process from stable carbamoylxanthates, derived from secondary tert- butylamines, is described. The proposed mechanism for this transformation involves, the generation of a carbamoyl radical, its cyclization to the aromatic system, and the dilauroyl peroxide (DLP) mediated rearomatization to generate the isoindolinone ring system. ...