Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Regioselectivity of ring-opening reactions of optically active N-acetyl-2-methoxycarbonylaziridine

M Bucciarelli, A Forni, I Moretti, F Prati, G Torre

Index: Bucciarelli, Maria; Forni, Arrigo; Moretti, Irene; Prati, Fabio; Torre, Giovanni Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 1995 , vol. 6, # 8 p. 2073 - 2080

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Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... (S)-(−)-N-acetyl-2-methoxycarbonylaziridine 1 undergoes easy ring-opening by Brønsted acids or nucleophiles in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst. The regioselectivity is not always exclusive, affording optically active α- and β-aminoacids. ... Optically active (S)-(−)-1, ...