Tetrahedron letters

Mechanism of the Gif-Barton type alkane functionalization by halide and pseudohalide ions

F Minisci, F Fontana

Index: Minisci, Francesco; Fontana, Francesca Tetrahedron Letters, 1994 , vol. 35, # 9 p. 1427 - 1430

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Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The functionalization of alkanes by halide ions under the conditions of a Gif system can be explained by free-radical redox processes. The evidence is provided by trapping the intermediate alkyl radical by protonated heteroaromatic bases. ... We thank prof. DHR Barton for kindly ...