The Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Direct Aza-Darzens Synthesis of N-Alkyl cis-Aziridines

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1612-1613

  Williams, Amie L ^a   Johnston, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALDIMINE; ALIPHATIC AMINE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BRONSTED ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMINE; LEWIS ACID; SCHIFF BASE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; AZA DARZENS REACTION; CATALYSIS; DARZENS REACTION; DECOMPOSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 1242336837     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0385282     Document Type: Article

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