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A Pathway for NH Addition to Styrene Promoted by Gold
Author(s) -
Deng Xingyi,
Baker Thomas A.,
Friend Cynthia M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200602876
Subject(s) - styrene , ammonia , ammonia production , catalysis , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
Going for gold! The synthesis of aziridines using heterogeneous gold catalysts has an unanticipated potential. Chemisorbed atomic oxygen is used to activate ammonia, producing NH bound to the gold surface (see scheme). Addition of NH across the double bond of styrene gave 2‐phenylaziridine on a single‐crystal Au(111) surface.