An alkylidene carbene C-H insertion strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acids

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 43, 1999, Pages 7713-7716

  Gabaitsekgosi, Renameditswe ^a   Hayes, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

, Dialkyl amino acid; Alkylidene carbene; C H insertion; Enantioselective

Indexed keywords

2,5 METHANOLEUCINE; ALKYL GROUP; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN BOND; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033595854     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01613-5     Document Type: Article

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