Abstract
Carbanion reagents, electrophilic reagents, and molecules that undergo pericyclic reactions are important for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds. Reactions that involve radical intermediates (molecules that possess a single electron in a reactive orbital) are also important. When a CC bond is disconnected, ionic disconnect products Ca or Cd may occasionally lead to a synthetic equivalent that is either impractical, or the requisite chemical reagents induce side reactions that are intolerable. A useful alternative disconnect product may be a radical that can be represented as C•. Radical reactions have become an important and largely controllable synthetic tool in recent years, and should be considered as an important part of synthetic planning. Carbenes are also important for generating carbon-carbon bonds, and are included in this chapter. This chapter will discuss methods for preparing radicals and carbenes, as well as their applications to synthesis.
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