We herein report an ammonium salt‐catalyzed protocol for the regioselective ring opening of aryl‐aziridines with β‐keto esters. The reaction gives access to a variety of highly functionalized target molecules with two consecutive stereogenic centers and can be rendered enantioselective (up to e.r. = 91:9) by using bifunctional chiral ammonium salt catalysts.
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