title: Unified strategy for iodine(III)-mediated halogenation and azidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
abstract: A mild and rapid (diacetoxyiodo)benzene-mediated formal electrophilic α-azidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds using commercially available Bu4NN3 as the azide source is reported. The reaction conditions employed are based on optimization studies conducted on the analogous halogenations with Et4NX (X = Cl, Br, I).
authors.affiliation: Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin , Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Galligan
authors.forename: Ramulu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akula
authors.forename: Hasim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibrahim