Hydroxyalkylation and acylation reactions of methyl hippurate

KE Harding, LN Moreno, VM Nace

Index: Harding, Kenn E.; Moreno, Louis N.; Nace, V. Mark Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1981 , vol. 46, # 13 p. 2809 - 2812

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Abstract

Our interest in the use of a-amino-&hydroxy and a-amino-@-keto esters as synthetic intermediates for heterocyclic amino acids related to furanomycin and steptolutine led us to examine the reactions of the lithio dianion of methyl hippurate (1) with carbonyl compounds (1-