Synfacts 2006(5): 0471-0471  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934350
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of Iminoesters and Iminophosphonates with Allylsilanes

Contributor(s): Mark Lautens, Yann Béthuel
H. Kiyohara, Y. Nakamura, R. Matsubara, S. Kobayashi*
University of Tokyo, Japan
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Publication History

Publication Date:
21 April 2006 (online)

Significance

Access to enantiomerically pure α-amino acids has always been an area of intense research (see review below). Whereas most methods use asymmetric Mannich-type reactions, the present paper highlights a very efficient copper-catalyzed enantioselective allylation of electrophilic iminoesters with nucleophilic allylsilanes using a diamine ligand.