Asymmetric Catalysis by Vitamin B12: The Isomerization of Achiral Aziridines to Optically Active Allylic Amines |
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Authors: | Zhong Da Zhang Rolf Scheffold |
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Abstract: | Achiral N-acylaziridines are isomerized to optically active N-acyl-allylamines in ee's of up to 95% by catalytic amounts of cob(I)alamin in MeOH. |
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