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Asymmetric radical azidation for the synthesis of chiral alkylazides remains a tremendous challenge in organic synthesis. We report here an unprecedented highly enantioselective radical azidation of acrylamides catalyzed by 1 mol% of copper catalyst, and arrays of acrylamides were converted to the corresponding alkylazides in high yield with good to excellent enantioselectivities. Notably, employing anionic cyano-bisoxazoline (CN-Box) ligand is crucial, which generates a monomeric Cu(II) azide species, rather than a dimeric Cu(II) azide intermediate, for this highly enantioselective radical azidation. |