%0 Thesis %A Rudderham, John A. %D 2017 %T Tandem reactions of oxiranylcarbinyl radicals %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Tandem_reactions_of_oxiranylcarbinyl_radicals/9400520 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17016866 %K untagged %K Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified %X The work described in this thesis is an investigation into the reactivity and possible synthetic applications of oxiranylcarbinyl radicals. These radicals rapidly rearrange via β-cleavage, which can proceed by breakage of either the C-O or the C-C bond. Cleavage of the latter only occurs when the molecule has a vinyl or phenyl stabilising group attached to the epoxide ring. [Continues.] %I Loughborough University