Base assisted substitution of α-amidoalkyl sulfones by nitromethane anion. A new entry to functionalized α-amino acids

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 4449-4452

  Ballini, Roberto ^a   Petrini, Marino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acids and derivatives; Nitrocompounds; Sulfones

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMIDE; ANION; BASE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROMETHANE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033522934     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00770-4     Document Type: Article

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