AgSbF6-promoted cycloaddition reaction of 2-trifluoromethyl-N-tosylaziridine with aldehydes

Org Lett. 2011 Dec 2;13(23):6240-3. doi: 10.1021/ol202697y. Epub 2011 Oct 28.

Abstract

2-Trifluoromethyl-N-tosylaziridine reacted with various aldehydes in the presence of a catalytic amount of AgSbF(6) to provide the corresponding cis-4-trifluoromethyl-2-substituted-N-tosyl-1,3-oxazolidines with excellent regio- and stereoselectivity.