A catalytic approach for the synthesis of allylic azides from aryl vinyl carbinols

Synthesis of a New α-Azidomethyl Styrene from Safrole via a Dearomative Rearrangement

There is a growing interest in developing more efficient synthetic alternatives for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing allylic compounds. This article presents a straightforward two-step protocol to produce 5-(3-azidoprop-1-en-2-yl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole 4 from the natural product safrole. The method yielded the expected α-azidomethyl styrene 4, in good yield, via a dearomative rearrangement.

Iron(ii)-chloride-catalyzed regioselective azidation of allenamides with TMSN3

The first report of iron catalyzed azidation of allenamides via radical process to provide an efficient route for accessing allyl azides.

Allylic azides: synthesis, reactivity, and the Winstein rearrangement

Organic azides are useful synthetic intermediates, which demonstrate broad reactivity. Unlike most organic azides, allylic azides can spontaneously rearrange to form a mixture of isomers. This rearrangement has been named the Winstein rearrangement. Using allylic azides can result in low yields and azide racemization in some synthetic contexts due to the Winstein rearrangement. Effort has been made to understand the mechanism of the Winstein rearrangement and to take advantage of this process. Several guiding principles can be used to identify which azides will produce a mixture of isomers and which will resist rearrangement. Selective reaction conditions can be used to differentiate the azide isomers in a dynamic manner. This review covers all aspects of allylic azides including their synthesis, their reactivity, the mechanism of the Winstein rearrangement, and reactions that can selectively elaborate an azide isomer. This review covers the literature from Winstein's initial report to early 2019.

Practical regio- and stereoselective azidation and amination of terminal alkenes

There is significant interest in developing more rapid and efficient production of nitrogen-containing allylic compounds, as widely used in various syntheses. This work reports a variety of allylic azides and allylic amines synthesized by an efficient, new one-pot protocol that employs readily available terminal alkenes as starting materials. This method is highly regio- and stereoselective, affording the linear (E)-isomer, under metal-free conditions. This process tolerates several functional groups including halogen-containing molecules; it is general for azides and amine nucleophiles; and, adducts were obtained in good yields.

Experimental and theoretical studies of the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of prenyl azides

[3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of isoprenyl azides has been extensively investigated in an experimental and theoretical level.

Synthesis of benzofuranyl and indolyl methyl azides by tandem silver-catalyzed cyclization and azidation

A tandem Ag-catalyzed 5-exo-dig cyclization and catalyst free γ-azidation for benzofuranyl/indolyl methyl azides is presented. The adducts are further transformed to useful triazole-, tetrazole-, amide-, amine-, and pyrido-derivatives.

A combination of trimethylsilyl chloride and hydrous natural montmorillonite clay: an efficient solid acid catalyst for the azidation of benzylic and allylic alcohols with trimethylsilyl azide

We present a new procedure to convert in situ natural montmorillonite clay into a partially acidified one using a catalytic amount of trimethylsilyl chloride and trace water.