Stereospecific substitution at α-carbon to trifluoromethyl group: Application to optically active fluorinated amino acid syntheses

Chirality

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 4-9

  Katagiri, Toshimasa ^a   Uneyama, Kenji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aziridine; Coulombic repulsion; Cyclopropane; Epoxide; Intramolecular SN2; Three membered ring; Trifluoromethyl

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON; FLUORINE; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROFORM; HYDROXYL GROUP;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACIDS; FLUORINE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0037215480     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.10160     Document Type: Review

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