Direct Intermolecular Anti-Markovnikov Hydroazidation of Unactivated Olefins

J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Jun 12;141(23):9415-9421. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b04381. Epub 2019 May 30.

Abstract

We herein report a direct intermolecular anti-Markovnikov hydroazidation method for unactivated olefins, which is promoted by a catalytic amount of bench-stable benziodoxole at ambient temperature. This method facilitates previously difficult, direct addition of hydrazoic acid across a wide variety of unactivated olefins in both complex molecules and unfunctionalized commodity chemicals. It conveniently fills a synthetic chemistry gap of existing olefin hydroazidation procedures, and thereby provides a valuable tool for azido-group labeling in organic synthesis and chemical biology studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry*
  • Azides / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Iodobenzenes / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Azides
  • Iodobenzenes
  • o-iodoxybenzoic acid