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Iodosylbenzene-trimethylsilyl azide-boron trifluoride etherate: a highly efficient system for direct synthesis of allyl azides from allylsilanes

M Arimoto, H Yamaguchi, E Fujita, M Ochiai, Y Nagao

Index: Arimoto, Masao; Yamaguchi, Hideo; Fujita, Eiichi; Ochiai, Masahito; Nagao, Yoshimitsu Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 50 p. 6289 - 6292

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Abstract

Abstract Simple method for the synthesis of allyl azides from allyltrimethylsilanes utilizing the combination of iodosylbenzene-trimethylsilyl azide-boron trifluoride etherate in dichloromethane was developed. A reaction mechanism involving the allyliodine (III) species was proposed.