Pincer ligands based on α-amino acids: III. New ligands based on 4-substituted phenols and their copper complexes. Enantioselective recognition of tyrosine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1134/S107042800903004X

Reactions of L-methionine, L-serine, and L-valine with 5-substituted-2- hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarbaldehydes gave a series of chiral Schiff base pincer ligands which were reduced to the corresponding diamines. The new Schiff base ligands reacted with copper