Catalytic aziridination with alcoholic substrates via a chromium tetracarbene catalyst?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2018-01-04 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08928G

Abstract

The first examples of aziridination catalysis with a chromium complex are communicated. This tetracarbene chromium complex provides novel catalytic aziridination reactions with protic substrates such as alcohols or amines on the alkene or organic azide and is the most effective catalyst at low alkene loading for aliphatic alkenes to date.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic aziridination with alcoholic substrates via a chromium tetracarbene catalyst
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