Fig. 1.
Mechanism of forming bioactive carbocation or nitrenium ion intermediates from sulfated products. Substrates a, b and c undergo the bioactivation process while d–g do not. a sulfated benzylic alcohol; b sulfated allylic alcohol; c sulfated aromatic hydroxylamine; d) sulfated aliphatic alcohol; e sulfated phenol; f sulfated aliphatic amine; g sulfated aromatic amine