Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the four diastereoisomers of 4-hydroxypipecolic acid from N-acetyl-(R, S)-allylglycine: chiral scaffolds for drug discovery

RC Lloyd, MEB Smith, D Brick, SJC Taylor…

Index: Organic Process Research and Development, , vol. 6, # 6 p. 762 - 766

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... Organic Process Research & Development. ... The protected amino acids were subsequently esterified in thionyl chloride/methanol. Reaction of the ester (S)-8 in a solution of paraformaldehyde in formic acid using the procedure of Esch et al. ...