a Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil b Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
Abstract:
A set of chiral β-seleno amines were prepared by the ring-opening reaction of unprotected aziridines. Under acid conditions diaryl or dialkyl diselenides were reduced by zinc and treated with unprotected aziridines to produce the desired products in good yields. Chiral β-telluro amine was also obtained using this method.