## Abstract The title process renders possible a highly diastereoselective synthesis (<90% d.e.) of amino acid esters (III) and (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Quaternary α-Trifluoromethyl α-Amino Acids from Chiral Imines of Trifluoropyruvate.
✍ Scribed by Qiao-Qiao Min; Chun-Yang He; Haibing Zhou; Xingang Zhang
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Weight
- 34 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
An efficient highly diastereoselective synthesis of quaternary α‐trifluoromethyl amino acids (III) and (V) is developed via allylation of enantiopure imines of trifluoropyruvate (I).
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