A SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF CHIRAL 2-OXAZOLIDINONES FROM ALPHA-AMINO-ACIDS

N LEWIS, A MCKILLOP, R J K TAYLOR, R J WATSON

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Abstract

A modified procedure for the title transformation is described which avoids: (i) a potentially hazardous borane reduction step, and (ii) the intermediacy of water soluble amino alcohols.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)561-568
Number of pages8
JournalSYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Volume25
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1995

Keywords

  • ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS

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