Synlett 1991; 1991(5): 342
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-34736
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A Simple Method for Azido Group Reduction

Nicolai E. Poopeiko* , Tamara I. Pricota, Igor A. Mikhailopulo
  • *Institute of Bio-Organic Chemistry, Byelorussian Academy of Sciences, 220600 Minsk, Zhodinskaya, 5/2, USSR
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07 March 2002 (online)

Reduction of an azido group with tributyltin hydride in the presence of 2,2′ -azobisisobutyronitrile affords a simple synthesis of aminodeoxy sugars and nucleosides.