ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS VIA THE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF ACYLAMINOACRYLIC ACID AZLACTONE DERIVATIVES. 24. REDUCTIVE AMINOLYSIS OF 2-METHYL-4-BENZYLIDENE-Δ2-OXAZOLIN-5-ONE UPON TREATMENT WITH A CATALYTIC SYSTEM BASED ON S-PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00960334

Reductive aminolysis of 2-methyl-4-benzylidene-Δ²-oxazolin-5-one upon treatment with a PdCl2-S-phenylalanine ester (dimethylamide) catalytic system leads to the formation of the corresponding acylated dipeptide derivatives, with the R,S-configuration (diastereomer) predominating (DE 9-27percent).The reaction stereoselectivity in dimethoxyethane increases sharply in the presence of triethylamine additive, and in the case of S-phenylalanine methyl ester reaches 47percent.The stepwise mechanism for this process has been studied.