Producing Aziridines with High Yield and High Purity Using Novel Catalyst (IMAGE)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Producing Aziridines with High Yield and High Purity Using Novel Catalyst

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Scientists from Japan recently proposed a possible transition state for the reaction between aziridines and oxazolones in presence of a cinchona alkaloid sulfonamide catalyst, producing desirable aziridine-oxazolone compounds with high yields and enantioselectivity or purity

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Image courtesy: Shuichi Nakamura from NITech

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