Design of a robust Ru(salen) complex: aziridination with improved turnover number using N-arylsulfonyl azides as precursorsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: typical experimental procedures, determination of enantiomeric excess and elementary analysis for complexes 3 and 5. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b407693a/
A new robust fluorinated (OC)Ru(salen) complex was designed on the basis of an X-ray structure of its parent complex to show improved turnover numbers (up to 878) and enantioselectivities (up to 99%) in aziridination reactions using p-toluenesulfonyl (Ts) or p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl (Ns) azide as the nitrene precursor; the latter is synthetically advantageous since the Ns group is N-protecting and can
(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.