title: Aziridination of aliphatic alkenes catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene copper complexes.
abstract: A copper-catalyzed aziridination of aliphatic alkenes promoted by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands is described. The readily available catalyst IPrCu(DBM) can catalyze aziridination of a variety of aliphatic alkenes using alkenes as the limiting reagents.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Appella
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001388:Aziridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D001388:Aziridines; C030011:carbene; D003300:Copper; D008697:Methane