Converting radical oligomers to a single product.
Atom-transfer radical oligomerizations of omega-alkenyl iodoacetates followed by rearrangemental deoligomerization via treatment with concentrated H2SO4 or heating led to the formations of gamma-lactones in high yield, demonstrating the important value of radical oligomers in organic synthesis.
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Yu
Tao
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Chaozhong
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Li