Synthesis of substituted aziridine from (1S, 2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol

(2S, 3R)-2-acetooxymethanyl-3-(P-nitrophenyl)-N-tosylaziridine 5 was synthesized from (1S, 2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1, 3-propanediol 1 in four steps with a 24.8% overall yield. This reaction is stereospecific and occurs an expectable configuration inversion at α-carbon atom of benzyl group. The structure of substituted aziridine was determined on FT-IR, NMR, MS and so on. Foundation item: Supported by the science and technology fund of Wuhan city (No: 996001016G). Biography: Yang Shao-rong (1974-), female, M. S. research direction: asymmetric synthesis.