Expedient iron-catalyzed stereospecific synthesis of triazines<i>via</i>cycloaddition of aziridines with diaziridines
Tanumay Sarkar, Kangkan Talukdar, Subhasish Roy, Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy
Abstract
Iron-catalyzed stereospecific [3+3]-annulation of aziridines with diaziridines is described to furnish [1,2,4]-triazines in high yield at room temperature. The use of an inexpensive iron salt catalyst, substrate scope and enantiomeric purity are the important practical features.
Topics & Concepts
StereospecificityCycloadditionChemistryCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryComputational chemistryOrganic chemistrySynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms