Catalysis Letters, Vol.131, No.3-4, 480-484, 2009
Bismuth(III)-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Epoxides and Aziridines: an Efficient Synthesis of vic-diols and beta-Amino Alcohols
Various epoxides and aziridines undergo smooth ring-opening with water in presence of 10 mol% of bismuth triflate in acetonitrile/water (8: 2) under mild reaction conditions to provide the corresponding vic-diols and beta-amino alcohols in excellent yields with high regioselectivity.