A chiral anisotropic reagent for determination of the absolute configuration of a primary amino compound

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01286-6

A chiral anisotropic reagent, 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenyl-5-(R,S)- phenylethylamine ((R,S)-FDPEA, 2), was developed for determination of the absolute configuration of the α-carbon of primary amino compounds. This reagent has advantages over conventional re