Application of modular nucleophilic glycine equivalents for truly practical asymmetric synthesis of β-substituted pyroglutamic acids

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1107-1110

  Soloshonok, Vadim A ^a   Ueki, Hisanori ^a   Ellis, Trevor K ^a   Yamada, Takeshi ^a   Ohfune, Yasufumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Asymmetric synthesis; Glycine equivalents; Michael additions

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; MICHAEL ADDITION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 12444311634     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.12.093     Document Type: Article

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