title: Iron(III) porphyrin catalyzed aziridination of alkenes with bromamine-T as nitrene source.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Iron(III) porphyrin complexes Fe(Por)Cl are effective catalysts for aziridination of alkenes using bromamine-T as the nitrene source. The catalytic system can operate under mild conditions with alkenes as limiting reagents. The aziridination reaction is general and suitable for a wide variety of alkenes, including aromatic, aliphatic, cyclic, and acyclic olefins, as well as alpha,beta-unsaturated esters. For 1,2-disubstituted olefins, the reactions proceeded with moderate to low stereospecificity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600, USA.
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.forename: Guang-Yao
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jeremiah D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Harden
authors.forename: X Peter
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001388:Aziridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D001388:Aziridines; D058085:Iron Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011166:Porphyrins; D013449:Sulfonamides; C048239:bromamine T