Mild and Efficient Lewis Acid-Promoted Detritylation in the Synthesis of N-Hydroxy Amides: A Concise Synthesis of (−)-Cobactin T

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