A CHEMOSELECTIVE CONVERSION OF ALKYL AND ARYL AZIDES TO AMINES WITH SODIUM HYDROGENTELLURIDE

Hitomi Suzuki, Koji Takaoka

Chemistry Letters · 1984 · 44 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Abstract By treatment with sodium hydrogentelluride in ethanol/ether at room temperature, alkyl and aryl azides are easily converted to the corresponding primary amines in good yields.

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