Glyoxylates as versatile building blocks for the synthesis of α-amino acid and α-alkoxy acid derivatives via cationic intermediates

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2519-2529

  Meester, Wim J N ^a   Van Maarseveen, Jan H ^a   Schoemaker, Hans E ^a,b   Hiemstra, Henk ^a   Rutjes, Floris P J T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C C bond formation; Carbocations; Glyoxylic acid derivatives; Alkoxy acids; Amino acids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CATION; GLYOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0042346444     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200200714     Document Type: Short Survey

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