The genesis of the reversible radical addition-fragmentation-transfer of thiocarbonylthio derivatives from the Barton-McCombie deoxygenation: A brief account and some mechanistic observations

Samir Z. Zard (1)

1 DCSO - Laboratoire de synthèse organique

The observations and reasoning leading to the discovery of the degenerative transfer of xanthates and related thiocarbonylthio derivatives are briefly described. A few synthetic applications are presented, and the consequences on the emergence of the RAFT and MADIX polymerization technologies as well as some mechanistic aspects are briefly discussed. © CSIRO 2006.

Samir Z. Zard. The genesis of the reversible radical addition-fragmentation-transfer of thiocarbonylthio derivatives from the Barton-McCombie deoxygenation: A brief account and some mechanistic observations. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2006, 59 (10), pp.663-668. ⟨10.1071/ch06263⟩. ⟨hal-00954784⟩