title: Initiating radical reactions with non-thermal plasmas.
abstract: Non-thermal plasmas were used as radical initiators in three radical chain reactions: dehalogenation, 5-exo-trig cyclisation and trifluoromethylation with the Togni II reagent. The use of non-volatile solvents (or solvent-free conditions) gave high yields in all reactions under optimised conditions. Short reaction times and mild conditions make this method an attractive alternative to conventional radical initiators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK. victor.chechik@york.ac.uk and York Plasma Institute, Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Yury
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gorbanev
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, D-48149, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leifert
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, D-48149, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Armido
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1706-513X
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Studer
authors.affiliation: York Plasma Institute, Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK. victor.chechik@york.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5829-0122
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chechik