Rhodium(ii)-catalysed tandem aziridination and ring-opening: stereoselective synthesis of functionalised tetrahydrofurans†
Abstract
Aziridines formed upon treatment of allylic carbamates and homoallylic sulfamates with Rh(II) carboxylate catalysts under oxidative conditions are trapped by suitably-disposed hydroxyl groups to give functionalised tetrahydrofurans.
- This article is part of the themed collection: In Celebration of Richard Taylor’s 65th Birthday