Synthesis (Germany), sa.15, ss.2432-2444, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Piperazines constitute an important structural feature of many pharmaceuticals. For the discovery of new drugs, the ability to modify the lead compound s structure is crucial. Herein, we provide an efficient method for the synthesis of chiral 2,3,5-trisubstituted piperazine structures. Our route enables the synthesis of several novel chiral aryl aziridinyl ketones that could be converted into aziridine-fused bicyclic imines. The reduction of these imines and the nucleophilic ringopening reaction of the aziridine ring allowed us to synthesize highly functionalized piperazine derivatives.