Catalytic enantioselective desymmetrization of<i>meso</i>-aziridines
Pei‐Jun Yang, Zhuo Chai
Abstract
Over the past three decades, the catalytic enantioselective desymmetrization of meso -aziridines has evovled to be a ready synthetic toolkit for efficient construction of diverse useful nitrogen-containing molecules bearing contiguous stereocenters.
Topics & Concepts
DesymmetrizationEnantioselective synthesisStereocenterCatalysisOrganocatalysisChemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistrySynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis