Pyridine-N-oxide: An efficient organocatalyst for ring-opening reactions of aziridines with aryl thiols

Chinese Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-84

  Yang, Qin ^a   Yin, Zhenlan ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Peng, Yiyuan ^a  

^a JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

amino sulfide; N tosylaziridine; pyridine N oxide; ring opening reaction; thiol

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951476410     PISSN: 1001604X     EISSN: 16147065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201190064     Document Type: Article

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