N. Oconnor et al., HG-(II)-ACTIVATION IN THE CHEMOSELECTIVE SUBSTITUTION OF CHLORINE BY THE AZIDE ION IN CHLOROPHOSPHOROTHIONATE ESTERS, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 86(1-4), 1994, pp. 27-31
In chlorophosphorothionate or dichlorophosphorothionate esters, Hg-(II
)-coordination to the S-atom facilitates nucleophilic attack at P of t
he azide ion, to afford the corresponding azido derivatives in good yi
elds. The chemoselectivity of this reaction vs C-substitution is also
greatly improved.