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Synlett 1990; 1990(4): 219-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-21042
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Tris(alkylthio)silanes as New Reducing Agents via Radicals

Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu* , Andrea Guerrini, Giancarlo Seconi
  • *Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto dei Composti del Carbonio contenenti Eteroatomi e loro Applicazioni, Via della Chimica 8, I-40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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08 March 2002 (online)

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Tris(methylthio)silane and tris(isopropylthio)silane effectively reduce a variety of organic substrates in the presence of a radical initiator. They appear to be good alternatives to trialkylgermanium hydrides in radical chain reactions.