Aziridine, 2-methyl-1-(phenylmethyl)-

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CAS: 24417-03-6
MF: C10H13N
MW: 147.21692
Synonyms: Aziridine, 2-methyl-1-(phenylmethyl)-

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Allan R. Pinhas

University of Cincinnati
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Co-reporter: Chau Phung, Allan R. Pinhas
pp: 4552-4554
Publication Date(Web):25 August 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.06.110
The conversion of an unactivated 2-alkylaziridine to the corresponding oxazolidinone generally requires a very high pressure of carbon dioxide, a high temperature, an expensive catalyst, and/or a long reaction time. Here, a new, high yield (over 95%), and highly regioselective (over 95%) conversion of an unactivated aziridine to an oxazolidinone is reported. This reaction is easy to perform because it requires a low pressure of carbon dioxide, low temperature, no co-solvent, and the catalyst is the salt ammonium iodide.Image for unlabelled figure