di-tert-butyldiaziridinone and 2-imidazoline

Diamination of olefins presents a powerful strategy to access vicinal diamines. During the last decade, metal-catalyzed diamination of olefins has received considerable attention. This study describes an efficient sequential diamination and dehydrogenation process of terminal olefins with CuBr as catalyst and di-tert-butyldiaziridinone as nitrogen source, providing a facile and viable approach to a variety of imidazolin-2-ones, which are important structural motifs present in various biologically active molecules.

Topics: Alkenes; Amination; Aziridines; Catalysis; Copper; Diamines; Imidazoles; Stereoisomerism