title: The preparation of stable aziridinium ions and their ring-openings.
abstract: The reaction of enantiomerically pure 2-substituted 1-phenylethyl-aziridine with methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate generated a stable methylaziridinium ion, which was reacted with various external nucleophiles, including nitrile, to yield synthetically valuable and optically pure acyclic amine derivatives in a completely regio- and stereoselective manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Protein Centre for Bio-Industry, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin 449-791, Korea.
authors.forename: Yongeun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Sae Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Won Koo
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D001388:Aziridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D001388:Aziridines; D007477:Ions