Tetrahedron letters

Alkoxy radicals in organic synthesis. A novel approach to spiroketals

GA Kraus, J Thurston

Index: Kraus, George A.; Thurston, Jeff Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 35 p. 4011 - 4014

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Abstract

Abstract Photolysis of an unsaturated alcohol in the presence of HgO and iodine generates an alkoxy radical which can cyclize to form a five-membered ring ether. If a hemiketal is employed, a spiroketal can be formed in good yield.