New and improved methods for the radical decarboxylation of acids

DHR Barton, D Crich, WB Motherwell

Index: Barton, Derek H. R.; Crich, David; Motherwell, William B. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1983 , # 17 p. 939 - 941

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Citation Number: 131

Abstract

Carboxylic acid esters derived from-hydroxypyridine-2-thione undergo efficient radical chain decarboxylation to the corresponding nor-alkane on treatment with either tri-n-butylstannane or t-butylmercaptan; in the absence of these hydrogen atom donors a smooth decarboxylative rearrangement giving noralkyl 2-pyridy