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  • Tributylphosphine-catalyzed cycloaddition of aziridines with carbon disulfide and isothiocyanate.

Tributylphosphine-catalyzed cycloaddition of aziridines with carbon disulfide and isothiocyanate.

The Journal of organic chemistry (2008-10-24)
Jing-Yu Wu, Zhi-Bin Luo, Li-Xin Dai, Xue-Long Hou
ABSTRACT

Aziridines underwent cyclization reaction with carbon disulfide and isothiocyanate in the presence of organophosphine to afford thiazolidinone derivatives in good to high yields. The mechanistic study revealed that organophosphine serves as a catalyst in the reaction.

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Tributylphosphine solution, 200 mM (in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone), liquid