Organic letters

Radical reactions in aqueous medium using (Me3Si) 3SiH

A Postigo, S Kopsov, C Ferreri, C Chatgilialoglu

Index: Postigo, Al; Kopsov, Sergey; Ferreri, Carla; Chatgilialoglu, Chryssostomos Organic Letters, 2007 , vol. 9, # 25 p. 5159 - 5162

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Abstract

(Me3Si) 3SiH was used as a successful reagent in a variety of radical-based transformations in water. The system comprising substrate, silane, and initiator (ACCN) mixed in aqueous medium at 100° C worked well for both hydrophilic and hydrophobic substrates, with the only variation that an amphiphilic thiol was also needed in case of the water-soluble compounds.