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Enantioselective Synthesis and Thermal Reorganization of an Optically Active Methyleneaziridine
Author(s) -
Quast Helmut,
Vélez Carlos A. Weise
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197802131
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , optically active , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis
Enantioselective metalations are comparatively rare. The three‐membered ring (–)‐ (2) has been produced in 12% optical yield by this method. Thermal rearrangement of this methyleneaziridine to the cyclopropanimine (3) is stereospecific.