Abstract: Alkanesulfonylnitrenes, generated by azide thermolysis, are relatively unselective reagents; methane-and 1-pentanesulfonylnitrenes insert into the primary, secondary, and tertiary CH bonds of 2, 4-dimethylpentane in the ratios 1: 2.3: 6.0. The insertion of methanesulfonylnitrene into the tertiary CH bonds of cis-and trans-1, 2-dimethyIcyclohexane is completely stereospecific, even under conditions which should favor intersystem ...
