Direct Synthesis of Unprotected 2-Azidoamines from Alkenes via an Iron-Catalyzed Difunctionalization Reaction
Szabolcs Makai, Eric Falk and Bill Morandi*
*ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland,
Email: bill.morandi
org.chem.ethz.ch
S. Makai, E. Falk, B. Morandi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 21548-21555.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11025
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Abstract
An operationally simple iron-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes provides primary 2-azidoamines, which are versatile precursors to vicinal diamines. A wide array of alkene substrates are tolerated, including complex drug-like molecules and a tripeptide. Facile, chemoselective derivatizations of the azidoamine group demonstrate the versatility of this masked diamine motif.
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Key Words
benzylic azides, alkyl azides, diamination, 1,2-azidoamines
ID: J48-Y2020
