New one-carbon degradative transformation of beta-alkyl-beta-azido alcohols

Org Lett. 2006 Mar 2;8(5):1007-9. doi: 10.1021/ol0601996.

Abstract

A new transformation of 2-azido-1-hydroxy-containing compounds to nitriles with one carbon less than the starting materials by oxidation was reported. The reaction can be performed under mild conditions.