Chemo- and enantioselective intramolecular silver-catalyzed aziridinations of carbamimidates

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Dec 21;60(2):224-227. doi: 10.1039/d3cc05670h.

Abstract

Transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric nitrene transfer is a powerful method to generate enantioenriched amines found in natural products and bioactive molecules. A highly chemo- and enantioselective intramolecular silver-catalysed aziridination of 2,2,2-trichloroethoxysulfonyl (Tces)-protected carbamimidates gives [4.1.0]-bicyclic aziridines in good yields and up to 99% ee.