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Highly regioselective ring opening of epoxides and aziridines using cerium (III) chloride

G Sabitha, RS Babu, M Rajkumar, CS Reddy…

Index: Sabitha, Gowravaram; Satheesh Babu; Rajkumar; Reddy; Yadav Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 23 p. 3955 - 3958

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Abstract

A wide variety of epoxides and aziridines were converted to the corresponding β- halohydrins and β-haloamines using cerium (III) chloride and the cerium (III) chloride/NaI system in acetonitrile. The reactions were highly regioselective and efficient with excellent yields under mild and neutral reaction conditions.