Owing to the pervasiveness of hydroxyl groups in natural isolates, alcohol derivatives are alluring directing groups. Herein, an alcohol-derived sulfamate ester guides the light-initiated xanthylation of primary, secondary, or tertiary centers. This process enables formal directed deuteration, azidation, thiolation, and vinylation reactions.
Suraj K Ayer, J L Roizen. Sulfamate Esters Guide C(3)-Selective Xanthylation of Alkanes. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2019 Mar 15;84(6):3508-3523
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