title: Diastereocontrolled synthesis of trans- and cis-meso-cyclopentene aziridines.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The synthesis of novel substituted meso-aziridines is described: aziridination of 4-tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy-cyclopent-1-ene is trans selective using Cu(I)/PhI=NSO(2)Ar and cis selective using PhNMe(3)(+)Br(3)(-)/Chloramine-T.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caine
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Clare M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rosser