Aziridine synthesis in the presence of catalytic amounts of pyridiniums or viologens

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 4601-4603

  Xue, Zheng ^a   Mazumdar, Arindam ^a   Hope Weeks, Louisa J ^a   Mayer, Michael F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE; DIAZOMETHANE; IMINE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; VIOLOGEN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 45049084500     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.05.085     Document Type: Article

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