Radical Synthesis of Guanidines from <i>N</i>‐Acyl Cyanamides

Abstract

Center stage: Additions of nitrogen-centered radicals to cyanamide compounds provided the first radical synthesis of aromatic polycyclic guanidine derivatives (see scheme). Modular assembly of the substrates allows for a rapid increase of the molecular complexity of scaffolds, which have potential applications for medicinal chemistry. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.