Table 1.
Yields of Styrene Aziridination Mediated by CoII Reagents 1–17a
| |
|---|---|
| compound | yield (%) |
| [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][(L1)CoII]·3THF (1) | 18 |
| [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][(L2)CoII]·1.5Pentane (2) | 18 |
| [K(L3)CoII−NCMe] (3) | 36 |
| [K(L4)CoII]·Diethyl Ether (4) | 70 |
| [K(THF)6](L5)CoII]·1.5THF (5) | 32 |
| [K(NCMe)(L6)CoII−NCMe]·MeCN·0.5H2O (6) | 50 |
| [K2(DMA)4][K(L7)2CoII2]2·2DMA (7) | 59 |
| [K(NCMe)(L8)CoII−NCMe] (8b) | 69 |
| [K(DMA)3(L8)CoII]2 (8c) | 68 |
| [K2(L9)2CoII2]n (9) | 38 |
| [K2(DMA)3(L10)2CoII2]·0.5Et2O (10) | 49 |
| [K(THF)(L11H)CoII−OH)]2 (11) | – |
| [K(THF)3(L12)CoII]·THF (12) | 25 |
| [K(NCMe)3(L13)CoII−NCMe] (13) | 38 |
| [K(DMA)(L14)CoII]·DMA (14) | 36 |
| [K(THF)3(L15)CoII]·THF (15) | 45 |
| [K(L16)CoII−THF] (16) | 25 |
| [K(THF)K(L17)2CoII2]2 (17) | 35 |
Conditions: Catalyst, 0.0125 mmol (5 mol %); PhINTs, 0.25 mmol; styrene, 2.0 mmol; MS 5 Å, 20 mg; PhCl, 0.200 g; 30 °C; 12 h.