Unexpected ring-opening reactions of aziridines with aldehydes catalyzed by nucleophilic carbenes under aerobic conditions

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1521-1524

  Liu, Yan Kai ^a   Li, Rui ^b   Yue, Lei ^a   Li, Bang Jing ^b   Chen, Ying Chun ^a   Wu, Yong ^a   Ding, Li Sheng ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ALDEHYDES; AZIRIDINES; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 33646458516     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0529905     Document Type: Article

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