Synlett 2004(9): 1601-1603  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-829073
LETTER
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Alkoxyamines by Reaction of 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxoammonium Tetrafluoroborate with Enolates

Matthias Schämann, Hans J. Schäfer*
Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Münster, Correns-Str. 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
Fax: +49(251)8336523; e-Mail: schafeh@uni-muenster.de;
Further Information

Publication History

Received 23 January 2004
Publication Date:
29 June 2004 (online)

Zoom Image

Abstract

Alkoxyamines are prepared from the oxoammonium salt of TEMPO and enolates in one step and metal free in 47-89% yield. One of these alkoxyamines (6b) was used to polymerize styrene with a polydispersity index (PDI) = 1.42 (125 °C) and 1.49 (105 °C).