Shi Y, Wang J, Yang F, Wang C, Zhang X, Chiu P, Yin Q. Direct asymmetric reductive amination of α-keto acetals: a platform for synthesizing diverse α-functionalized amines.
Chem Commun (Camb) 2021;
58:513-516. [PMID:
34897338 DOI:
10.1039/d1cc06601c]
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Abstract
We report an efficient and straightforward method to synthesize enantio-enriched N-unprotected α-amino acetals via ruthenium-catalyzed direct asymmetric reductive amination. The α-amino acetal products are versatile and valuable platform molecules that can be converted to the corresponding α-amino acids, amino alcohols, and other derivatives by convenient transformations.
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