Chiral aziridination of alkenes: oxidation of 3-amino-2-(1,2,2-trimethyl)propylquinazolin-4(3H)-one in the presence of alkenes
Abstract
Oxidation of the title N-aminoquinazolone (2) in dichloromethane in the presence of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone gave a 1 : 1 : 3 ratio of stereoisomers (3): if the oxidation is carried out in the presence of a small quantity of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), only one of these stereoisomers in produced in 72% yield.