Manganese(III)-mediated phosphinoyl radical reactions for stereoselective synthesis of phosphinoylated tetrahydronaphthalenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 21;47(27):7875-7. doi: 10.1039/c1cc12343b. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Abstract

Reactions of diphenylphosphinoyl radicals with 5-aryl-2-pentenoates or β-phenylethylene styrenes generate trans-substituted tetrahydronaphthalenes through a cascade reaction sequence.