Mechanism of alkene aziridination in the [(biaryldiimine)CuI] catalyst system; precise substrate orientation via two-centre binding

Kevin M. Gillespie; Edward J. Crust; Robert J. Deeth; Peter Scott

doi:10.1039/B101415N

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Mechanism of alkene aziridination in the [(biaryldiimine)Cu^I] catalyst system; precise substrate orientation via two-centre bindingElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental and theoretical details. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b101415n/

Kevin M. Gillespie,^a Edward J. Crust,^a Robert J. Deeth*^a and Peter Scott*^a

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Abstract

The highly enantioselective (⩽98%) aziridination of cinnamate esters is achieved using the title catalyst system via a concerted non-polar mechanism involving ancillary binding of carbonyl group to copper.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B101415N
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 13 Feb 2001
Accepted: 16 Mar 2001
First published: 04 Apr 2001

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Chem. Commun., 2001, 785-786

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Mechanism of alkene aziridination in the [(biaryldiimine)Cu^I] catalyst system; precise substrate orientation via two-centre binding

K. M. Gillespie, E. J. Crust, R. J. Deeth and P. Scott, Chem. Commun., 2001, 785 DOI: 10.1039/B101415N

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