Synthesis and Functionalization of Tertiary Propargylic Boronic Esters by Alkynyllithium-Mediated 1,2-Metalate Rearrangement of Borylated Cyclopropanes

Implementing the use of alkynyllithium reagents in a stereospecific 1,2-metalate rearrangement-mediated ring opening of polysubstituted cyclopropyl boronic esters provides a variety of tertiary pinacol boranes bearing adjacent tertiary or quaternary carbon stereocenters with high levels of diastereomeric purity. The potential of this strategy was demonstrated through a selection of α- and γ-functionalization of the propargyl boronic esters

Deoxycyanamidation of Alcohols with <i>N</i>‑Cyano‑<i>N</i>‑phenyl-<i>p</i>-methylbenzenesulfonamide (NCTS)

The first one-pot deoxycyanamidation of alcohols has been developed using <i>N</i>-cyano-<i>N</i>-phenyl-<i>p</i>-methyl­benzene­sulfonamide (NCTS) as both a sulfonyl transfer reagent and a cyanamide source, accessing a diverse range of tertiary cyanamides in excellent isolated yields. This approach exploits the underdeveloped desulfonylative (N–S bond cleavage) reactivity pathway of NCTS, which is more commonly employed for electrophilic <i>C</i>- and <i>N</i>-cyanation processes