“…These types of radicals produced alkenes through essentially the same reaction mechanism. However, a P-(tributylstanny1thio)carboxy alkanyl radical, presumably produced by a tin hydride reaction involving a 1,3-dioxoIane-2-thione, actually gave an alkane, as shown in Scheme 6, in which the typical deoxygenation process occurred at the secondary carbon center [13]. The difference between the reactions of 1,3-oxathiolane-2-thione and 1,3-dioxolane-2-thione would be due to an excellent ability of the [(stannylthio)thiono]oxy group but an unfavorable ability of the (stanylthio)carboxy group to undergo the @elimination step.…”