Highly functionalized organolithium reagents for enantiomerically pure alpha-amino acid synthesis

M N Kenworthy, J P Kilburn, R J K Taylor

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Abstract

Highly functionalized L-serine-derived organolithium reagents have been generated and reacted with a variety of electrophiles, delivering novel enantiomerically pure adducts. These adducts were then converted into homochiral amino alcohols and novel nonproteinogenic alpha-amino acids, including an aspartic acid mimic that has been synthesized in an enantiomerically pure form for the first time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-22
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jan 2004

Keywords

  • ASPARTIC-ACID
  • STEREOSELECTIVE-SYNTHESIS
  • BETA
  • HYDROBORATION
  • SERINE
  • CONFIGURATION
  • PEPTIDES
  • ANALOG

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