Ahmed Aldulaimi - College of Food Sciences, Al-Qasim Green University, Babylon, Iraq
Ali H. Hussein - Department of Pharmacy, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq
Moayad Jasim Mohammed - Department of Pharmacy, Al-Noor University College, Nineveh, Iraq
Haider Saud - National University of Science and Technology, Dhi Qar, Iraq
Hala Bashir - Medical Technical College, Al-Farahidi University, Iraq
Farinaz Shahimi - Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box ۱۹۳۹۵-۳۶۹۷ Tehran, Iran

The aim of this review is to summarize the available literature on the direct hydroxyazidation of alkenes, with particular emphasize on the mechanistic features of the reactions. The metal-catalyzed reactions are discussed first. This is followed by iodine- and enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Finally, the available examples on light-mediated reactions will be covered at the end of this review.

Difunctionalization, hydroxyazidation, β -azido alcohols, Alkenes, carbon-carbon double bonds, biocatalysts