title: New advances in titanium-mediated free radical reactions.
abstract: Titanium complexes have been widely used as catalysts for C‑C bond-forming processes via free-radical routes. Herein we provide an overview of some of the most significant contributions in the field, that covers the last decade, emphasizing the key role played by titanium salts in the promotion of selective reactions aimed at the synthesis of multifunctional organic compounds, including nucleophilic radical additions to imines, pinacol and coupling reactions, ring opening of epoxides and living polymerization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering Giulio Natta, Politecnico di Milano, P zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy. brossi@chem.polimi.it
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prosperini
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pastori
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clerici
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Punta
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D014025:Titanium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D005609:Free Radicals; D007097:Imines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C406884:titanocene; D014025:Titanium