Issue 11, 2019

Application of dialkyl azodicarboxylate frameworks featuring multi-functional properties

Abstract

Azo-disubstituted derivatives with electron-withdrawing groups, such as acyl, alkoxycarbonyl and nitrile, are widely used as reagents in organic synthesis. Dialkyl azodicarboxylates are the most readily available reagents among them. This review summarizes the utility of dialkyl azodicarboxylates as versatile reagents and essential building blocks for the synthesis of complex molecules. Applications of dialkyl azodicarboxylates in the Mitsunobu reaction, as oxidants in the oxidation of aldehydes, hydrazines, alcohols, hydroxylamines and thiols, and in photocatalytic C–C bond cleavage and C–H bond amination reactions are discussed. In synthetic chemistry, a large number of synthetic procedures use azodicarboxylates as electrophiles. The discussion is also extended toward the enantioselective α-amination of carbonyl, cyanoacetate and heterocycle derivatives. In addition, mechanistic insights are also briefly reviewed.

Graphical abstract: Application of dialkyl azodicarboxylate frameworks featuring multi-functional properties

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 jan 2019
Accepted
04 apr 2019
First published
04 apr 2019

Org. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 1905-1928

Application of dialkyl azodicarboxylate frameworks featuring multi-functional properties

M. Usman, X. Zhang, D. Wu, Z. Guan and W. Liu, Org. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 1905 DOI: 10.1039/C9QO00017H

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