Brønsted Acid-Promoted Olefin Aziridination and Formal <i>a</i><i>nti</i>-Aminohydroxylation MahoneyJoseph M. SmithColin R. JohnstonJeffrey N. 2005 A straightforward synthesis of aziridines is reported from an electron-rich azide (alkyl or aryl azide), electron-deficient olefin, and triflic acid in cold acetonitrile. The only coproduct of the reaction is dinitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>). Active ester substrates bearing a nucleophilic carbonyl engage the putative protonated aziridine intermediate to produce the product of olefin aminohydroxylation in which the nitrogen is benzyl protected and the oxygen is acylated. The possibility that a triazoline need not be an intermediate in aziridine production is advanced.