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The known [(tBuN4)MII(MeCN)2]2+ (M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) and [(tBuN4)CuI(MeCN)]+ cations are synthesized with the hexafluorophosphate counteranion. The aziridination of para-substituted styrenes with PhI=NTs (Ts = tosyl) in various solvents proved to be high yielding for the Cu(I) and Cu(II) reagents, in contrast to the modest efficacy of all other metals. For \u03b1-substituted styrenes, aziridination is accompanied by products of aziridine ring opening, especially in chlorinated solvents. Bulkier \u03b2-substituted styrenes reduce product yields, largely for the Cu(II) reagent. Aromatic olefins are more reactive than aliphatic congeners by a significant margin. Mechanistic studies (Hammett plots, KIE, and stereochemical scrambling) suggest that both copper reagents operate via sequential formation of two N\u2013C bonds during the aziridination of styrene, but with differential mechanistic parameters, pointing towards two distinct catalytic manifolds. Computational studies indicate that the putative copper nitrenes derived from Cu(I) and Cu(II) are each associated with closely spaced dual spin states, featuring high spin densities on the nitrene N atom. 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