We recently reportedl.2 that the esters of N-hydroxypyridine- 2-thione (1) are a very convenient source of carbon radicals. Since the change from a carboxylic acid (R-C02H) to the corresponding nor-alcohol (R-OH) is normally effected in several steps, we have examined an expeditive method for this transformation which exploits this new source of carbon radicals. ... We conceived that carbon radicals would be captured by oxygen in the presence of t-butyl thiol (19), the ...