Abstract

AbstractControlling selectivity is of central importance to radical chemistry. However, the highly reactive and unstable radical intermediates make this task especially challenging. Herein, a strategy for taming radical redox reactions has been developed, in which solvent‐bonding can alter the reactivity of the generated radical intermediates and thereby drastically alter the reaction selectivity at room temperature. Various β‐oxy sulfoxides and β‐hydroxy sulfides can be facilely obtained, some of which are difficult to synthesize by existing methods. Notably, neither a metal catalyst nor any further additives are necessary in these processes.

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