Issue 2, 2006

Azide rearrangements in electron-deficient systems

Abstract

The azide group has a diverse and extensive role in organic chemistry, reflected in the power of azide anion as a strong nucleophile, the role of organic azides as excellent substrates for cycloaddition reactions, the uses of azides as precursors of amines and nitrenes, and azide rearrangements known as the Curtius and Schmidt reactions. In recent years the scope of the Schmidt reaction has begun to be explored in depth, so that it now represents an important reaction in synthetic chemistry. This tutorial review analyses and summarises key recent developments in the field of Schmidt reactions.

Graphical abstract: Azide rearrangements in electron-deficient systems

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
02 Sep 2005
First published
23 Nov 2005

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006,35, 146-156

Azide rearrangements in electron-deficient systems

S. Lang and J. A. Murphy, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 146 DOI: 10.1039/B505080D

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