Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.7, 816-817, 2000
A novel and chemoselective protocol for the reduction of azides using FeCl3-Zn system
Chemoselective reduction of alkyl, aryl, aroyl and arylsulfonyl azides to the parent amines or amides, respectively, occurs in excellent yields upon treatment with a novel inexpensive reduction system consisting of FeCl3-Zn at room temperature.