N-Cyanomethyl-β-chloroamines: A convenient source of aziridinium ions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2253-2257

  Couty, François ^a   Evano, Gwilherm ^a   Prim, Damien ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

1,2 Aminoethers; 1,2 Diamines

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMINE; AMINOACETONITRILE; AZIRIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 14744286711     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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