Mechanism of alkene aziridination in the [(biaryldiimine)Cu-I] catalyst system; precise substrate orientation via two-centre binding

Authors
Gillespie, KM Crust, EJ Deeth, RJ Scott, P
Citation
Km. Gillespie et al., Mechanism of alkene aziridination in the [(biaryldiimine)Cu-I] catalyst system; precise substrate orientation via two-centre binding, CHEM COMMUN, (8), 2001, pp. 785-786
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
785 - 786
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2001):8<785:MOAAIT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The highly enantioselective (less than or equal to 98%) aziridination of ci nnamate esters is achieved using the title catalyst system via a concerted non-polar mechanism involving ancillary binding of carbonyl group to copper .