Expedient synthesis of substituted (S)-N-(alpha-methylbenzyl)aziridines

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Sep 7:(33):3513-5. doi: 10.1039/b606033a. Epub 2006 Jul 11.

Abstract

We report for the first time that after O-acylation the conjugate addition products of (S)-N-(alpha-methylbenzyl)hydroxylamine undergo an efficient diastereoselective 3-exo-tet ring-closure reaction affording 2- and 2,3-disubstituted-N-alkylaziridines in good to excellent yields.