Synlett

Asymmetric synthesis of arylalanines via asymmetric aza-darzens (ADZ) reaction

NE Maguire, AB McLaren, JB Sweeney

Index: Maguire, Naomi E.; McLaren, Andrew B.; Sweeney Synlett, 2003 , # 12 p. 1898 - 1900

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Abstract

Abstract (R)-3-Arylalanines may be prepared in high enantiomeric purity from N-dpp imines by a four-step reaction sequence involving asymmetric aza-Darzens reaction, dephosphinylation, hydrogenolysis and hydrolysis. The amino acids thus obtained were of> 95% enantiomeric purity.