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N‐Heterocyclic Carbene: An Efficient Catalyst for the Ring‐Opening Reaction of Aziridine with Acid Anhydride
Author(s) -
Sun Xiaoyu,
Ye Shengqing,
Wu Jie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200600663
Subject(s) - aziridine , chemistry , carbene , regioselectivity , catalysis , ring (chemistry) , organic chemistry , organocatalysis , reaction conditions , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , enantioselective synthesis
A N‐heterocyclic carbene serves as an efficient catalyst for the regioselective ring‐opening reactions of aziridines in the presence of acid anhydrides to afford the desired products in good to excellent yields. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)