Free radical chemistry. Part 4. Stereoelectronic effects in the additions of cyclic ethers to fluorinated alkenes
Abstract
Free-radical additions of cyclic ethers to various fluorinated alkenes have been studied and a clear stereoelectronic effect has been established. The order of reactivity is oxolane > oxepane > oxane and increasing substitution at the double bond leads to lower reactivity of the fluorinated alkene with oxolane.