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Brønsted Base-Mediated Aziridination of 2-Alkyl-Substituted-1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds and 2-Acyl-Substituted-1,4-Dicarbonyl Compounds by Iminoiodanes

Ciputra Tejo A , Davin Tirtorahardjo A , David Philip Day B , Dik-Lung Ma C , Chung-Hang Leung D and Philip Wai Hong Chan B E F
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A Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore.

B Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.

C Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.

D State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.

E School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia.

F Corresponding author. Email: phil.chan@monash.edu; p.w.h.chan@warwick.ac.uk

Australian Journal of Chemistry 70(4) 430-435 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH16580
Submitted: 11 October 2016  Accepted: 23 November 2016   Published: 3 January 2017

Abstract

The synthesis of α,α-diacylaziridines and α,α,β-triacylaziridines from reaction of 2-alkyl-substituted-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and 2-acyl-substituted-1,4-dicarbonyl compounds with arylsulfonyliminoiodinanes (ArSO2N=IPh) under Brønsted base-mediated atmospheric conditions is described. The reaction mechanism is thought to involve the formal oxidation of the substrate followed by aziridination of the ensuing α,β-unsaturated intermediate by the hypervalent iodine(iii) reagent.


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