Oxidation of N-aminoquinazolones in the presence of alkenes: evidence against involvement of N-nitrenes

RS Atkinson, BJ Kelly

Index: Atkinson, Robert S.; Kelly, Brian J. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1987 , # 18 p. 1362 - 1363

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Citation Number: 17

Abstract

Solutions of 2-ethyl-3-acetoxyamino-4 (3H)-quinazolone (6) have been obtained by oxidation of the corresponding 3-aminoquinazolone (4) with lead tetra-acetate at–20° C;(6) brings about aziridination of alkenes by a mechanism that does not involve N-nitrene or N- nitrenium ion intermediates.