Epoxides and Aziridines from α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes

Title:Epoxides and Aziridines from α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes

Volume: 14 Issue: 3

Author(s): Nadezhda V. Vchislo*

Affiliation:

• A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Favorsky Street, 664033 Irkutsk,Russian Federation

Keywords: α, β-Uunsaturated aldehydes, epoxides, aziridines, asymmetric organocatalysis, aziridines, biologically active compound.

Abstract: Epoxides and aziridines are very useful small heterocycles. The synthesis of these threemembered heterocycles including those derived from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes is a dynamic area of research. Among numerous approaches to construction of three-membered cycles with O- or Nheteroatoms are metallo- and organocatalysis. This review summarizes and highlights the methods for the synthesis of epoxides and aziridines via transformations of α,β-enals, which have been developed over the last 10 years.

Cite this article as:

Vchislo V. Nadezhda*, Epoxides and Aziridines from α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2017; 14 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193X14666170206114541