Enantioselective Aziridination and Amination Using <i>p</i>-Toluenesulfonyl Azide in the Presence of Ru(salen)(CO) Complex

Kazufumi Omura, Masakazu Murakami, Tatsuya Uchida, Ryo Irie

Chemistry Letters · 2003 · 130 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Abstract (R,R)-Ru(salen)(CO) complex (1) was found to catalyze enantioselective aziridination of conjugated terminal olefins and allylic C–H amination of conjugated olefins bearing geminal- and/or trans-substituent(s) in the presence of p-toluenesulfonyl azide.

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