P. K. Prasad, R. N. Reddi and A. Sudalai
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 10276-10279
DOI:
10.1039/C5CC02374B,
Communication
A novel, I2 catalyzed regio- and stereodivergent vicinal azidohydroxylation of alkenes leading to 1,2-azidoalcohols in high yields (up to 92%) and excellent dr (up to 98%) has been developed. This unprecedented transformation employs NaN3 and DMF as N- and O-nucleophiles respectively. The role of DMF as the O-source in the reaction has been unequivocally proven by 18O labelling studies.