Allylation and Propargylation of Chiral Cyanopropanoates: An Efficient Route to Long Chain α-Substituted α-Methyl α-Amino Acids

Chirality

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-111

  Cativiela, Carlos ^a   Díaz De Villegas, María D ^a   Gálvez, José A ^a   Ronco, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Asymmetric synthesis; Diastereoselective alkylation

Indexed keywords

10 DICYCLOHEXYLSULFAMOYLISOBORNYL 2 CYANOPROPANOIC ACID; 2 AMINO 2 METHYLUNDECANOIC ACID; 2 METHYLLYSINE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; CYANOPROPANOIC ACID; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHIRALITY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CYANATES; FATTY ACIDS; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 1642579629     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.10312     Document Type: Article

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