New Fe(III)-mediated radical cascade reactions of cyclopropyl silyl ethers.
[reaction: see text] Fe(III)-mediated ring opening of cyclopropyl ethers bearing a phenyl-substituted butenyl side chain leads to the generation of beta-keto radicals that undergo 5-exo cyclization followed by a novel cascade sequence resulting in the formation of tricyclic ethers.
Booker-Milburn
Kevin I
KI
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom. k.booker-milburn@bristol.ac.uk
Jones
J Leighton
JL
Sibley
Graham E M
GE
Cox
Richard
R
Meadows
Jim
J