title: Effective ring-opening reaction of aziridines with trimethylsilyl compounds: A facile access to beta-amino acids and 1,2-diamine derivatives
abstract: Ring-opening reactions of aziridines with trimethylsilyl compounds triggered by tetrabutylammonium fluoride give the corresponding products regioselectively in excellent yield. It provides a facile and efficient procedure for the ring-opening reactions of aziridines and affords a practical access to the synthesis of cyano-, azido-, or chloroamines because of its efficiency and simplicity. The products are easily transformed to vicinal diamines or beta-amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Dai