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Aziridine can be made directly from ethylene dichloride using ammonia and calcium oxide. This is a Dow process.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

CH2ClCH2Cl
  +  
NH3
  +  
CaO
         
  +  
H2O
  +  
CaCl2
Reactant Page Go To Go To
1,2-Dichloroethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonia     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Calcium oxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aziridine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Calcium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Cyclisation
Industrial Process: Organic
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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