Tetrahedron

Reactions of trimethylsilyl azide with aldehydes: facile and convenient syntheses of diazides, tetrazoles, and nitriles

K Nishiyama, M Oba, A Watanabe

Index: Nishiyama, Kozaburo; Oba, Makoto; Watanabe, Akio Tetrahedron, 1987 , vol. 43, # 4 p. 693 - 700

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Abstract

The reactions of trimethylsilyl azide (TMSA) with various aldehydes were found to be versatile procedures for the synthesis of gem-and 1, 3-diazides, tetrazoles, and nitriles, whose formation was varied by controlling the quantities of TMSA, catalyst, and the reaction conditions.