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Synfacts 2009(4): 0405-0405  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087870
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Titanium-Catalyzed Ring Opening of meso-Aziridine

Contributor(s): Hisashi Yamamoto, Pingfan Li
R. Yu, Y. Yamashita, S. Kobayashi*
The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Publication Date:
23 March 2009 (online)

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The titanium(IV)/tridentate BINOL complex is developed for the ring-opening reaction of a meso-aziridine with anilines. Good yields and enantioselectivities are obtained for this previously difficult reaction. The catalyst structure and dedicated non-linear effects are also discussed.