A highly enantioselective Brønsted acid catalyst for the Strecker reaction

Magnus Rueping*, Erli Sugiono, Cengiz Azap

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Abstract

(Chemical Equation Presented) An amenable route to amino acids: An optimized new chiral binol phosphate catalyst (see scheme; Ar = 9-phenanthryl) for the hydrocyanation of imines provides a convenient strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of α-amino acids and diamines.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2617-2619
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 10 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amino acids
  • Binol phosphate
  • Brønsted acids
  • Organocatalysis
  • Strecker reaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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