Tetrahedron Letters

Homolysis of the TL-C bond in hydrodethallation of alkylthallium (III) compounds with n-benzyl-1, 4-dihydronicotinamide

H Kurosawa, H Okada, M Yasuda

Index: Kurosawa, Hideo; Okada, Hiroshi; Yasuda, Masahide Tetrahedron Letters, 1980 , vol. 21, p. 959 - 960

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Abstract

Abstract Reduction of alkylthallium (III) compounds, RT1X 2 with N-benzyl-1, 4- dihydronicotinamide to give high yields of RH compounds proceeds through homolysis of the Tl-C bond of an alkylthallium (II) intermediate formed by one-electron reduction of RT1X 2.