S. Kusumoto, K. Sakai, T. Shiba
Apr 1, 1986
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
4-Azidobutyryl esters formed from hydroxyl compounds and 4-azidobutyryl chloride were shown to be cleaved via reduction to 4-aminobutyrate followed by intramolecular O→N-acyl migrations to regenerate the free hydroxyl groups. High susceptibility of azide group to reduction enables the selective removal of this acyl group leaving many other functional groups unchanged.