Alternative Method for the Resolution of 1-Benzoyl-2-tert-butyl-3-methyl-1,3-imidazolidin-4-one

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)80465-6

The title heterocycles, which are useful chiral precursors for the asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids, an be prepared in enantiomerically pure form via the separation of diastereomeric derivatives incorporating (S)-α-methyl-benzylamine.