Regio- and stereospecific ring opening of 1,1-dialkyl-2-(aryloxymethyl)aziridinium salts by bromide

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Apr 14:(14):1554-6. doi: 10.1039/b518298k. Epub 2006 Mar 2.

Abstract

Enantiomerically pure 2-(aryloxymethyl)aziridines are efficiently transformed into chiral N-(2-bromo-3-aryloxypropyl)amines via a regio- and stereospecific ring opening of the intermediate aziridinium salts, and the experimental results are rationalized on the basis of some high level ab initio calculations.

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemical synthesis*
  • Aziridines / chemistry*
  • Bromine / chemistry*
  • Salts
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Amines
  • Aziridines
  • Salts
  • Bromine