Organocatalytic asymmetric 5-hydroxyisoxazolidine synthesis: A highly enantioselective route to β-amino acids

Ismail Ibrahem, Ramon Rios, Jan Vesely, Gui Ling Zhao, Armando Córdova

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Abstract

The highly chemo- and enantioselective organocatalytic tandem reaction between N-protected hydroxyl amines and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes is presented; the reaction provides access to 5-hydroxyisoxazolidines and β-amino acids in high yields and with 90-99% ee.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)849-851
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

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