Aziridination of Aliphatic Alkenes Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper Complexes
摘要:
A copper-catalyzed aziridination of aliphatic alkenes promoted by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands is described. The readily available catalyst IPrCu(DBM) can catalyze aziridination of a variety of aliphatic alkenes using alkenes as the limiting reagents.
A process for the asymmetric aziridination of an alkene comprising treating the alkene with a sulfonyl azide, preferably trichloroethoxysulfonyl azide, in the presence of a cobalt(II) porphyrin.