Catalytic Asymmetric Transformations of Racemic Aziridines

The catalytic asymmetric ring-opening transformations of aziridines represent an important strategy for the construction of various chiral nitrogen-containing molecular architectures. This short review covers the progress achieved in the catalytic asymmetric transformation of racemic aziridines, focusing on the catalytic strategies employed for each different type of such aziridines. 1 Introduction 2 Reaction of Racemic 2-Vinylaziridines 3 Reaction of Racemic 2-Alkylaziridines 3.1 Regiodivergent Parallel Kinetic Resolution 3.2 Kinetic Resolution 4 Reaction of Racemic 2-(Hetero)arylaziridines 4.1 Kinetic Resolution 4.2 Enantioconvergent Transformation 5 Reaction of Racemic Donor–Acceptor-Type Aziridines 6 Conclusion and Outlook