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Facile, efficient, and catalyst-free electrophilic aminoalkoxylation of olefins: scope and application
Ling Zhou1, Chong Kiat Tan, Jing Zhou
1Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543.
Abstract:
A new one-pot electrophilic aminoalkoxylation reaction using olefin, cyclic ether, amine, and N-bromosuccinimide has been developed. The olefinic substrates and the cyclic ether partners can be flexibly varied to produce a range of amino ether derivatives. This novel protocol has been applied in the facile and efficient synthesis of biologically active morpholine compounds.
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