Cobalt-catalyzed aziridination with diphenylphosphoryl azide (DPPA): Direct synthesis of N-phosphorus-substituted aziridines from alkenes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6655-6658

  Gao, Guang Yao ^a   Jones, Jess E ^a   Vyas, Renu ^a   Harden, Jeremiah D ^a   Zhang, X Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COBALT; COMPLEXATION; OLEFINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRACE ANALYSIS;

CATALYTIC AZIRIDINATION; DIPHENYLPHOSPHORYL AZIDE (DPPA); N-PHOSPHORUS-SUBSTITUTED AZIRIDINES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ALKENE; AZIDE; AZIRIDINE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; COBALT; DIPHENYLPHOSPHORYL AZIDE; METAL COMPLEX; NITROGEN; TETRAPHENYLPORPHYRIN; TETRAPHENYLPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33747469456     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0609226     Document Type: Article

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