title: A radical-based approach to hydroxytetralones from unprotected phenols.
abstract: Xanthates derived from unprotected 2-hydroxyacetophenones undergo smooth intermolecular addition to unactivated alkenes and subsequent cyclisation to give hydroxytetralones in good yield.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique associé au C.N.R.S., Département de Chimie, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Samir Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zard