Alkynyl - Oxiranes and Aziridines: Synthesis and Ring Opening Reactions with Carbon Nucleophiles

Syntheses of alkynyl- oxiranes and aziridines are rewieved. These compounds can serve as substrates in ring opening reactions with carbon nucleophiles to give allenyl- or homopropargylalcohols and amines. Keywords: oxirane, aziridine, ring opening reaction, homopropargylalcohots, homopropargylamines