Synthesis 2006(5): 843-846  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926331
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Novel, Efficient and Regiospecific Alkylation/Arylation/Heteroarylation of Unsymmetrical Azo Compounds

Olga Tšubrika, Rannar Sillardb, Uno Mäeorg*a
a Institute of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Tartu, Jakobi 2, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
b Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171-77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Received 6 September 2005
Publication Date:
07 February 2006 (online)

Abstract

Excellent regioselectivity is observed in the addition of diverse organometallic nucleophiles to unsymmetrical azo compounds. Primary/secondary/tertiary alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl substituents were introduced this way in high yields.