Graduation Year

2013

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree

Ph.D.

Degree Granting Department

Chemistry

Major Professor

Peter Zhang

Keywords

asymmetric, azide, aziridination, catalysis, cobalt, porphyrin

Abstract

Asymmetric nitrene transfer reactions via metalloradical catalysis (MRC) with

azides has attracted research interest because of its fundamental and practical importance.

The resulting nitrogen-containing units are recurrent motifs in biologically important

molecules and can serve as versatile precursors in organic synthesis.

The [Co(D2-Por*)] have emerged as a new class of catalysts for asymmetric

aziridination and C-H amination. These metalloradical catalysts have been shown to be

highly effective for the asymmetric intermolecular aziridination of a broad scope of

substrates with different classes of azides with excellent to good enantioselectivity. The

intramolecular C-H amination utilizing various azides can allow for the construction of

diverse nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds.

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