Catalytic, asymmetric synthesis of α,α-disubstituted amino acids

Autor: Elizabetta Groaz, Michael North, Devayani Bhave, Viktor Maleev, Armine Pertrosyan, Daniela D'Addario, Yuri N. Belokon
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron Letters. 44:2045-2048
ISSN: 0040-4039
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(03)00170-9
Popis: Copper(salen) complex 1 has been found to catalyse the asymmetric alkylation of enolates derived from a variety of amino acids. There is a clear relationship between the size of the side chain in the substrate and the enantioselectivity of the process, so that the enantioselectivity decreases in the order alanine>aminobutyric acid>allylglycine>leucine>phenylalanine>valine. A transition state model which accounts for the influence of the size of the side chain on the enantioselectivity of the reactions is presented.
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