N ‐Amino‐ exo ‐3,6‐epoxy‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydrophthalimide as an Active Aminoaziridinating Agent

N ‐Amino‐ exo ‐3,6‐epoxy‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydrophthalimide is active in the oxidative aminoaziridination reaction toward alkenes substituted with aryl‐, alkyl, and electron‐withdrawing groups, providing access to stable derivatives of N ‐aminoaziridine. Yields varied from 19 to 76 %, and trans ‐substituted alkenes reacted faster and gave better yields than cis ‐alkenes. No products of self‐aziridination were isolated.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)