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Keywords:

  • aziridinium ions;
  • rearrangement;
  • regioselectivity;
  • strained molecules

Abstract

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Rock trapping and exploration: Aziridinium bromide salts were discovered serendipitously during bromination of N,N-dicarboxymethylated β-amino alcohols. Regiospecific ring-opening and rearrangement of the isolated, surprisingly stable aziridinium salts produces useful molecules including C-functionalized oxomorpholines and α,β-unsaturated amines.