Enantioselective Ring Opening of Meso Aziridines Catalyzed by Tridentate Schiff Base Chromium(III) Complexes

Abstract
A catalytic method for the enantioselective ring opening of meso aziridines by TMSN3 is described. Tridentate Schiff base chromium complexes derived from 1-amino-2-indanol were identified as the optimal catalysts.