A Model for the Stereoselectivity of Radical Mediated Reductive Alkylation of Acyclic Enamines

Abstract
The radical mediated reductive alkylation of enamines [e.g., (E)-1-phenyl-1-pyrrolidino-1-propene (1)] derived from propiophenone is investigated. The observed stereoselectivities are explained with a model based on semiempirical calculations of the radical intermediate conformation.