A Simple Preparation of N-Protected α-Amino Esters with α,α-Disubstituents from Ethyl Azidoformate and Ketene Silyl Acetals

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1987.1029

The photolysis of ethyl azidoformate in CH3CN containing ketene silyl acetals afforded N-ethoxycarbonyl α-amino esters with α,α-disubstituents in one step.