Copper Triflate: An Efficient Catalyst for Direct Conversion of Secondary Alcohols into Azides
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2014
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Thieme
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The use of azidotrimethylsilane (TMSN3) as azide source in the presence of copper(II) triflate [Cu(OTf)2] enables a simple, practical, and efficient direct synthesis of organic azides in good yields from secondary benzylic alcohols.
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Chemistry, Lewis acid, Copper triflate, Azidotrimethylsilane