The first example of a crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation (CIAT) in the Mannich reaction
The novel synthesis of highly enantioenriched N-substituted α-amino-γ-alkyl(aryl)-γ-oxobutanoic acids is described. The process involves the combination of a crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation (CIAT) and the Mannich reaction. The role of retro-Mannich and retro-Michael reactions in the mechanism of the highly stereoselective transformation is also discussed.
Acid-catalyzed lactonization in dilute hydrochloric acid of N-substituted 2-amino-4-aryl-4-hydroxybutanoic acids with electron donating aryl substituents is stereoconvergent. The stereochemical outcome is controlled by the precipitation of little soluble