title: Tin-free Giese reaction and the related radical carbonylation using alkyl iodides and cyanoborohydrides.
abstract: Tin-free Giese reaction and the related radical carbonylation process proceeded efficiently in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride and tetrabutylammonium cyanoborohydride. The reaction took place chemoselectively at the carbon-iodine bond but not at the carbon-bromine and carbon-chlorine bonds. The iodine atom transfer followed by hydride reduction of the resulting carbon-iodine bond is proposed as a possible mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan. ryu@c.s.osakafu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ilhyong
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuyama