The application of acyl radicals in radical addition reactions in the absence of a CO atmosphere is generally limited to aryl or alpha-unsubstituted alkyl acyl radicals due to competing decarbonylations where the rate constant for this degradation process surpasses 104 s-1. In this work, a potential solution to avoid the problem of decarbonylations is presented employing N-acyl oxazolidinones which are reduced to acyl radical equivalents in the presence of samarium diiodide and water. In the company of an acrylamide, acrylate, or acrylonitrile, the product from a formal acyl radical addition is obtained in yields up to 87%. Examples are given where the decarbonylation rate constants even exceed 108 s-1. It is proposed that the reaction proceeds via a ketyl-like intermediate.
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