An -Fluorinated Imide for Practical Catalytic Imidations.

Catalytic imidation using NFSI as the nitrogen source has become an emerging tool for oxidative carbon-nitrogen bond formation. However, the less than ideal benzenesulfonimide moiety is incorporated into products, severely detracting its synthetic value. As a solution to this challenge, we report herein the development of a novel -fluorinated imide, -fluoro--(fluorosulfonyl)carbamate (NFC), by which the attached imide moiety acts as a modular synthetic handle for one-step derivatization to amines, sulfonamides, and sulfamides.