Publisher's Synopsis
This volume contains critical reviews of selected areas of radical chemistry that have attracted much recent interest. Each review describes key examples, discusses the scope and limitations of the chemistry, and includes experimental procedures. Areas covered include electron-transfer with organic donors, samarium-mediated reduction, and single-electron-transfer processes with metal complexes and redox-active ligands. Also covered are radical-polar crossover reactions, cascade reactions, radical-radical cross coupling, and radical fluorination. Reviews on the photochemical generation of carbon-centered radicals, the application of radicals in electrosynthesis and flow chemistry, asymmetric catalysis of radical reactions, and controlled radical polymerization complete the volume.
