title: Organocatalytic aziridine synthesis using F+ salts.
abstract: This paper describes a unique application of the fluoronium cation (F+) as an organocatalyst for mediating the reaction between N-substituted imines and ethyl diazoacetate affording excellent yields of N-substituted aziridines.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. s.bew@uea.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bew
authors.forename: Polly-Anna
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.forename: Shirley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fairhurst
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Legentil
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liddle
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: Sanket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nigudkar
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D001388:Aziridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D005461:Fluorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D001388:Aziridines; D002412:Cations; D007097:Imines; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012492:Salts; D005461:Fluorine; C033132:aziridine