title: Some aspects of radical chemistry in the assembly of complex molecular architectures.
abstract: This review article describes briefly some of the radical processes developed in the authors' laboratory as they pertain to the concise assembly of complex molecular scaffolds. The emphasis is placed on the use of nitrogen-centred radicals, on the degenerate addition-transfer of xanthates, especially on its potential for intermolecular carbon-carbon bond formation, and on the generation and capture of radicals through electron transfer processes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique, CNRS UMR 7652, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Quiclet-Sire
authors.forename: Samir Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zard
keywords: amidyls; iminyls; radical allylation; radical vinylation; xanthate transfer