A simple and efficient bromoformyloxylation and bromoacetoxylation reaction using TsNBr2

Bromoformyloxylation and bromoacetoxylation of olefins proceed smoothly and instantaneously in the presence of N,N-dibromo-p-toluene sulfonamide without any catalyst. The one step reactions can be carried out with all kinds of olefins in high yield and high regio and stereoselectivities.