Regioselective Ring-Opening Nucleophilic Addition of Aziridines through Photoredox Catalyst

A mild and efficient procedure was developed for the regioselective ring-opening nucleophilic addition reactions of aziridines via visible light photoredox catalysis, that provides a practical synthetic access to 1,2-bifunctional compounds. Furthermore, the regioselective synthesis of non-racemic amino ethers from chiral aziridine could also be achieved under mild conditions. Finally, a possible reaction mechanism was proposed and further supported by control experiments.