Abstract This paper reports the development of a novel methodology for the catalytic synthesis of aromatic α-amino acids, which involves the addition of aryl-organoboron reagents to α, α-ditosylamino esters derived from ethyl glyoxylate, using transition metal catalysts, like Rh and Pd. A library of α-amino esters (12 with Pd and 8 with Rh), was synthesized with moderate to excellent yields. A highest enantioselectivity of 30% ee was ...
