Asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids via homologation of Ni(II) complexes of glycine Schiff bases. Part 3: Michael addition reactions and miscellaneous transformations

Amino Acids

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2047-2073

  Aceña, José Luis ^a   Sorochinsky, Alexander E ^a,b,c   Soloshonok, Vadim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND PETROCHEMISTRY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Amino acids and peptides; Asymmetric synthesis; Chiral auxiliary; Nickel; Organometallic compounds; Unnatural amino acids

Indexed keywords

2 [N (N BENZYLPROLYL)AMINO]BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ACRYLONITRILE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA BROMOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA FLUOROACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA,BETA CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINNAMIC ACID METHYL ESTER; DEHYDROALANINE; DITERT BUTYL METHYLENEMALONATE; GLYCINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NICKEL COMPLEX; NITROALKENE DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOPHILE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHINATE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCHIFF BASE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFONYLINDOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLPHOSPHONATE DERIVATIVE; VINYLSULFONIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS; NICKEL;

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; FLUORINATION; HOMOLOGATION; MICHAEL ADDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS; NICKEL;

EID: 84906319934     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1764-5     Document Type: Review

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