title: Tandem radical reactions and ring-closing metathesis. Application in the synthesis of cyclooctenes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Fumarate- and acrylate-substituted oxazolidinones undergo tandem radical reaction to form dienes in moderate to good yields. The resulting dienes provide cyclooctenes in moderate to good yields after ring-closing metathesis (RCM). The role of the carbon backbone substituents and other variables in the efficiency of the eight-membered ring formation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58015-5516, USA. mukund.sibi@ndsu.nodak.edu
authors.forename: Mukund P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sibi
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aasmul
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Thangaiah
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005609:Free Radicals
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005609:Free Radicals