PAPER	Synthesis 2002: 1061-1064 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-31965
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Indium Tribromide Catalyzed Aminolysis of Aziridines: An Efficient Synthesis of vicinal-diamines
J. S. Yadav*, B. V. S. Reddy, K. Vishweshwar Rao, K. Saritha Raj, A. R. Prasad
Organic Chemistry Division-1, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India Fax: +91(40)7160512; e-Mail: yadav@iict.ap.nic.in;
Received 2 February 2002

Abstract

Indium tribromide catalyzes efficiently the aminolysis of activated aziridines with aromatic amines under mild reaction conditions to afford the corresponding vicinal-diamines in high yields with high selectivity.

Key words

aziridines - indium reagents - aryl amines - vic-diamines