Tetrahedron Letters

Efficient syntheses of enantioenriched (R)-pipecolic acid and (R)-proline via electrophilic organocatalytic amination

D Kalch, N De Rycke, X Moreau, C Greck

Index: Tetrahedron Letters, , vol. 50, # 4 p. 492 - 494

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Abstract

... Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 50, Issue 4, 28 January 2009, Pages 492–494. ... (R)-Pipecolic acid and (R)-proline were obtained, respectively, in 50% yield and 94% ee from 6,6-dimethoxyhexanal and in 41% yield and 84% ee from 5,5-dimethoxypentanal. ...