Lewis acid promoted aziridination of imines with semistabilized
sulfonium ylides: highly stereoselective synthesis of vinyl- and
ethynyl-aziridines
cis-Vinyl- and cis-ethynyl-aziridines are furnished in high yields and high stereoselectivity by aziridination of unactivated N-aryl or N-alkyl imines with S-ylides in the presence of Lewis acids.