Synthesis of nonracemic α-trifluoromethyl α-amino acids from sulfinimines of trifluoropyruvate

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1449-1458

  Asensio, Amparo ^c   Bravo, Pierfrancesco ^a,b   Crucianelli, Marcello ^a   Farina, Alessandra ^a   Fustero, Santos ^c   Soler, Juan García ^c   Meille, Stefano V ^a   Panzeri, Walter ^b   Viani, Fiorenza ^b   Volonterio, Alessandro ^a   Zanda, Matteo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Asymmetric synthesis; Grignard reactions; Sulfinimines; Trifluoromethyl group

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; PYRUVIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; DIASTEREOISOMER; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0035048927     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200104)2001:8<1449::aid-ejoc1449>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Article

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