title: A new tin-free source of amidyl radicals.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The readily available N-(O-ethyl thiocarbonylsulfanyl)amides are powerful amidyl radical precursors that undergo 5-exo cyclization to give pyrrolidinone derivatives via a radical-chain reaction initiated by a small amount of lauroyl peroxide.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique associé au CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gagosz
authors.forename: Cecile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moutrille
authors.forename: Samir Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zard