A catalytic synthesis of aziridines without the usual byproducts

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2025-2028

  Mazumdar, Arindam ^a   Xue, Zheng ^a   Mayer, Michael F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Diazo compounds; Heterocycles; Imines; Lewis acids

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CIS AZIRIDINE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIAZOMETHANE; DIMER; ESTER; IMINE; LEWIS ACID; PHENYLDIAZOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEPROTECTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34548182854     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984872     Document Type: Article

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