N-Nitrosoamides are among the most widely used synthetic intermediates for the preparation of diazo alkanes, generation of aryl radicals, and deamination of aliphatic amines.'More recently, the enhanced reactivity of nitrosoamides and nitroamides with a variety of nucleophiles was utilized for the conversion of RCONHR'into RCONHR”, RCON3, and RCOSR”, 2 and for the cleavage of certain peptide amide bonds3 under mild ...
