An efficient, high-yielding Lewis acid promoted deprotectionof
O-trityl hydroxylamine derivatives is described. A rangeof acid-labile protecting groups, such as
N-Boc and
O-TBS,were tolerated under these mild conditions. The presentmethod is applicable to the synthesis of a broad range ofhydroxylamine derivatives, including
N-hydroxy amides(hydroxamic acids),
N-hydroxy sulfonamides, and
N-hydroxyureas, which often exhibit significant biological activities.An application of this methodology for a concise synthesisof (-)-Cobactin T (
18) is also demonstrated.