Isomérisation thermique de vinyl-2 aziridines N-substituées

Abstract

The thermal isomerization of 2-vinylaziridines, variously substituted on the ring and the double bond, has been studied. The nature of the products formed depends on the nature of the substituents in positions 1 and 3. If the ring carbon-3 carries a phenyl substituent, the thermolysis yields, in most cases, a Δ-2-pyrroline. With unsubstituted or 3-alkylaziridines the reaction proceeds, depending on the nature of the substituent on the nitrogen, either to an ethylene imine or to a mixture of Δ-2- and Δ-3-pyrrolines. Mechanisms to interpret the experimental results are proposed. [Journal translation]