title: Mechanism of the iron-mediated alkene aziridination reaction: experimental and computational investigations.
abstract: Combined experimental and computational studies suggest that the iron-mediated aziridination of cis-1-phenylpropene proceeds along two mechanistic pathways that share a common imidoiron(IV) intermediate. One pathway involves a second species, proposed to be an azametallacyclobutane intermediate, which collapses to provide the syn-aziridine product. A second, parallel pathway is responsible for the formation of an anti-aziridine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702, USA.
authors.forename: Katie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Klotz
authors.forename: Luke M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Slominski
authors.forename: Miranda E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Riemer
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Halfen