An efficient synthetic route to substituted tetrahydropyrimidines by Cu(OTf)2-mediated nucleophilic ring-opening followed by the [4+2] cycloaddition of N-tosylazetidines with nitriles

Highly efficient regio-selective ring-opening nucleophilic fluorination of aziridines and azetidines: access to β- or γ-fluorinated amino acid derivatives

Herein, we have presented a facile and efficient method of ring-opening nucleophilic fluorination of aziridines, affording highly regio-selective β-fluorinated amines. Firstly, the example of ring-opening hydrofluorination of azetidines was reported. Then, the Olah's reagent also provided a promising method for the construction of enantioenriched β-fluoro-α-amino acid derivatives, which could be used for the preparation of peptide-based bioactive molecules.

Synthetic route to chiral indolines via ring-opening/C-N cyclization of activated 2-haloarylaziridines

A practical approach for the synthesis of 3-substituted indolines via regio- and stereoselective SN2-type ring-opening of 2-(2-halophenyl)-N-tosylaziridines with heteroatomic nucleophiles (O, N, and S) followed by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C-N cyclization is reported in excellent yields (up to >99%) and enantiomeric excess (ee 99%).

Synthetic route to chiral tetrahydroquinoxalines via ring-opening of activated aziridines

A highly regio- and stereoselective route for the synthesis of racemic and nonracemic tetrahydroquinoxalines via the S(N)2-type ring-opening of activated aziridines with 2-bromoanilines followed by the Pd-catalyzed intramolecular C-N bond formation is described.