Coupling of 1-alkyl-2-(bromomethyl)aziridines with heteroatom-centered nucleophiles towards 2-(heteroatom)methylaziridines

摘要

The reactivity of 1-alkyl-2-(bromomethyl)aziridines with respect to different types of oxygen-, nitrogen- and sulphur-centered nucleophiles has been evaluated, pointing to the conclusion that these substrates can be applied successfully as synthetic equivalents for the aziridinylmethyl cation synthon towards the corresponding 2-[(heteroatom)methyl]aziridines in good yields.