N-Amino-exo-3,6-epoxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalimide as an active aminoaziridinating agent

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.200900326

N-Amino-exo-3,6-epoxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalimide is active in the oxidative aminoaziridination reaction toward alkenes substituted with aryl-, alkyl, and electron-withdrawing groups, providing access to stable derivatives of N-aminoaz-iridine. Yields varied from 19 to 76%, and trans-substituted alkenes reacted faster and gave better yields than cis-alkenes. No products of self-aziridination were isolated.