title: N-silyl protecting groups for labile aziridines: application toward the synthesis of N-H aziridinomitosenes.
abstract: Hindered N-silylamines were examined for their utility to serve as protecting groups for the labile aziridine nitrogen found within the highly sensitive aziridinomitosene framework. tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl and modified tert-butyldiphenylsilyl groups were the most resistant to nitrogen-silicon bond cleavage under various reaction conditions and were thus employed in transformations relevant to aziridinomitosene synthesis. The N-silylaziridines 7a, 21a, and 21b underwent azomethine ylide cycloaddition and afforded, upon deprotection, the N-H aziridine 24 in 18-32% overall yield for the three steps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA. dwarner@boisestate.edu
authors.forename: Don L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Amber M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hibberd
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalman
authors.forename: Artis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klapars
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vedejs
mesh_terms: D001388:Aziridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001388:Aziridines; C413848:aziridinomitosene