Synlett 2006(2): 181-193  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926220
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Towards Reaction Selectivities of Imines and Aziridines

Xue Long Hou*a,b, Jie Wua, Ren Hua Fanb, Chang Hua Dingb, Zhi Bin Luoa, Li Xin Dai*a
a State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
b Shanghai-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
e-Mail: xlhou@mail.sioc.ac.cn;
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Publication History

Received 31 July 2005
Publication Date:
24 January 2006 (online)

Abstract

Several simple and convenient transformations of imines and aziridines under mild conditions have been developed, rendering access to several kinds of β-amino derivatives, α-amino nitriles and phosphonates, aziridines, and conjugated dienes from imines and aziridines under neutral and metal-free conditions very conveniently. High stereoselectivities are realized in most reactions based upon mechanistic considerations.

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Current address: Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P. R. of China