Unexpected Highly Efficient Ring-Opening of Aziridines or Epoxides with Iodine Promoted by Thiophenol
Jie Wu*, Xiaoyu Sun, Wei Sun, Shengqing Ye
*Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai
200433, P. R. of China, Email: jie_wu
fudan.edu.cn
J. Wu, X. Sun, W. Sun, S. Ye, Synlett, 2006, 2489-2491.
Abstract
An efficient and mild thiophenol-promoted ring-opening of aziridines or epoxides with iodine afforded β-iodo amines or β-iodo alcohols in very good yields.
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Key Words
aziridines, epoxides, iodine, iodohydrins, 1,2-iodoamines, thiophenol, ring-opening
ID: J60-Y2006-4640
