Synthesis of Optically Pure 2-Aziridinemethanols : Versatile Synthetic Building Blocks

Abstract

Synthesis of three cis-trans pairs of N-sulfonylated-2-aziridinemethanols starting from (S)-threonine, (R)-allothreonine, a chiral 2-amino alcohol, or enantiomerically enriched 2, 3-epoxy alcohols is described. A synthetic route to N-tosyl- and N-mesyl-2-aziridinemethanols from (R)- and (S)-serines is also presented.