Rate Constants for Addition of a Primary Alkyl Radical to Carbon Monoxide

摘要

The addition of a radical to carbon monoxide is an important key step in free-radical carbonylation.1 The absence of kinetic data for this process in organic solvents may have constituted one of the main reasons for the long-delayed development in this promising synthetic area. In this paper, we wish to disclose approximate rate constants for addition of a primary alkyl radical to carbon monoxide, which was calibrated by employing a well-established radical clock system.