title: Radical-carbanion cyclo-coupling in armed aromatics: overriding steric hindrance to ring closure.
abstract: Omega-(2-Halophenyl)alkyl-2-oxazolines were prepared and reacted via base promoted intramolecular coupling of radical with carbanionic centres to yield 1-phenyl-1-oxazolino-indan and -tetralin derivatives containing quaternary C-atoms.
authors.affiliation: University of St. Andrews, School of Chemistry, EaStCHEM, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Roydhouse
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Walton