Synthesis of Optically Active α-Trifluoromethylamines by Rearrangement of β-Amino-α-trifluoromethyl Alcohols

Org Lett. 2018 Oct 5;20(19):6017-6021. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02353. Epub 2018 Sep 14.

Abstract

The synthesis of various optically active α-trifluoromethylamines has been realized from β-amino-α-trifluoromethyl alcohols via an aziridinium ion intermediate under kinetic conditions.