Nitrogen migration into C–C bonds

Our foray into skeletal editing continues! Mike, Matthieu, and Cade have discovered a one-step method for migrating nitrogen atoms directly into saturated carbocycles. This strategy leverages the previously underexplored β-scission reactivity of N-centered radicals, uses a simple Cu(II) system to generate them, and requires no input of light or electrochemical energy. Out now in JACS.