School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
Abstract:
Treatment of terminal epoxides with N-arylphosphoramidate anions leads directly to N-aryl aziridines. Existing methods for this transformation employ either multi-step syntheses or an iminophosphorane in conjunction with a Lewis acid. The described method therefore presents an advantage in terms of brevity and atom economy.