Selective Oxidation of N-Alkyl Imines to Oxaziridines using UHP/Maleic Anhydride system

Jafar Asgarian Damavandi; Bahador Karami; Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

doi:10.1055/s-2002-31903

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Selective Oxidation of N-Alkyl Imines to Oxaziridines using UHP/Maleic Anhydride system

Jafar Asgarian Damavandi^a, Bahador Karami^a, Mohammad Ali Zolfigol*^b
^a Faculty of Chemistry, University of Teacher Training, Tehran, I. R. Iran
^b Chemistry Department, College of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Zip Code 65174, Post Box No. 4135, I. R. Iran
e-Mail: Zolfi@basu.ac.ir;

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Several structurally differentiated N-alkyl imines were oxidized to their corresponding oxaziridines using UHP/maleic anhydride system. Oxidation reaction was performed under mild conditions and oxaziridines were obtained in good to excellent yields.

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UHP - N-alkyl imines - oxaziridines

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