Conversion of Alkyl Azides to Diazo Compounds and the Azide-Site Selectivity: One-Pot Phosphine-Mediated Transient Protection of Azido Groups and Deprotective Transformation to Diazo Groups

09 February 2024, Version 1
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Abstract

A one-pot conversion of alkyl azides to diazo compounds is outlined. After azido group protection of α-azidocarbonyl compounds, treatment of the resulting phosphazides with silica gel in a wet solvent afforded α-diazo carbonyl products by azide-deprotective conversion. Competitive reactions of α-azido amides with alkyl and aryl azides demonstrate azide-site selectivity. Azide-site selective click functionalization by this one-pot sequence is also demonstrated with diazido compounds.

Keywords

Organic Azides
Diazo Compounds
Phosphines
Protecting Groups
Click Chemistry

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