Abstract
Aldehydes react with hydrazoic acid and alcohols in the presence of catalytic amounts of TiCl4 to produce α-azido ethers. The conversion of simple ketones to methyl α-azido alkyl ethers can be accomplished by means of hydrazoic acid and methyl orthoformate. Both gas-phase thermolysis and photolysis of representative a-azido ethers were studied and shown to produce mainly imino ethers. In the thermolysis, migratory preference decreases in the series H » CH3 > Ph » OR.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 22-27 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1988 |