Rhodium(<scp>ii</scp>)-catalysed tandem aziridination and ring-opening: stereoselective synthesis of functionalised tetrahydrofurans

William P. Unsworth, Nicola Clark, Thomas O. Ronson, Kiri Stevens, Amber L. Thompson, Scott G. Lamont, Jeremy Robertson

Chemical Communications · 2014 · 15 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Aziridines formed upon treatment of allylic carbamates and homoallylic sulfamates with Rh(II) carboxylate catalysts under oxidative conditions are trapped by suitably-disposed hydroxyl groups to give functionalised tetrahydrofurans.

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