Synthesis of 1-arylmethyl-2-(2-cyanoethyl)aziridines and their rearrangement into novel 2-(aminomethyl)cyclopropanecarbonitriles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 7329-7332

  D'Hooghe, Matthias ^a   Vervisch, Karel ^a   De Kimpe, Norbert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BROMIDE;

ACETONITRILE; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

2 (2 CYANOETHYL)AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; 2 (AMINOETHYL)CYCLOPROPANE CARBONITRILE DERIVATIVE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CYANIDE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CYCLIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; SYNTHESIS;

AZIRIDINES; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; NITRILES;

EID: 34548753344     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo701302a     Document Type: Article

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