GENERATION OF ACYL RADICALS FROM 1-OXIDOALKYLIDENECHROMIUM(0) COMPLEXES BY TREATMENT WITH BIS(2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,5-HEPTANEDIONATO)COPPER(II) AND THEIR REACTIONS WITH OLEFINS
Tetramethylammonium pentacarbonyl(1-oxidoalkylidene)chromium(0) complexes are oxidized with bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)copper(II) to generate acyl radicals which react with electron-deficient olefins, giving intermolecular addition products.