Highly enantioselective alkylation of glycine methyl and ethyl ester derivatives under phase-transfer conditions: Its synthetic advantage

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1675-1678

  Ooi, Takashi ^a   Uematsu, Yukitaka ^a   Maruoka, Keiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Chiral quaternary ammonium bromide; Phase transfer catalysis; Schiff base of glycine ethyl ester

Indexed keywords

BENZOPHENONE; BROMINE; CARBON; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; FLUORINE; GLYCINE; HYDROGEN; METHYL GROUP; NITROGEN; SCHIFF BASE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0842283440     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.12.102     Document Type: Article

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