Efficient synthesis of sulfonyl azides from sulfonamides

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3385-3388

  Raushel, Jessica ^a   Pitram, Suresh M ^a   Fokin, Valery V ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AZIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONAMIDES; SULFONES;

EID: 54049093686     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8011088     Document Type: Article

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