Asymmetric synthesis of primary amines from alkenes and chiral chloronitroso sugar derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86396-1

A variety of alkenes 5 - 15, 38, 39 react with chloronitroso sugar derivatives 1 - 3 regioselectively at ambient temperature to give chiral hydroxylamines in 60-80% yield. In addition to these products of a formal ene reaction joined by a subsequent hydro