Ring opening of nonactivated 2-(1-aminoalkyl) aziridines: Unusual regio- and stereoselective C-2 and C-3 cleavage

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 6407-6410

  Concellón, José M ^a   Riego, Estela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEREOSELECTIVITY;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; WATER;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0043076447     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034440v     Document Type: Article

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