Asymmetric synthesis of unusual amino acid: Synthesis of four isomers of β-methyl-3-(2'-naphthyl)alanine

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 3853-3856

  Yuan, Wei ^a   Hruby, Victor J ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; BETA METHYL 3 (2' NAPHTHYL)ALANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONJUGATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030915528     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00770-3     Document Type: Article

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24. The final products were obtained in multi-gram quantities as white powders from ether after removal of catalyst by filtration and concentration of the filtrate. The four isomers were characterized as follows: