aOrganin Chemisry Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderahad 500007, India
Abstract:
Epoxides and aziridines undergo ring-opening readily with NaN3 in the presence of ammonium-12-molybdophosphate to afford the corresponding 2-azidoalcohols and 2-azidoamines in high yields with good regio- and stereoselectivity under mild reaction conditions.