Unexpected transfer of tosyl group of ArCH=NTs-catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene.
Reactions of N-tosylimines with aziridines and electron-deficient unsaturated compounds in the presence of catalytic amount of NHC afforded unexpected tosyl group transfer products in good to high yields, which represent a new reaction pattern for imines as well as for catalysis of NHC.
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
Dong-Dong
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Chen
Xue-Long
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Hou
Li-Xin
LX
Dai