Synthesis of enantiomerically pure β- and γ-amino acids from aspartic and glutamic acid derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1992-26315

An efficient synthesis of enantiomerically pure β- and γ-amino acids starting from commercially available aspartic and glutamic acid derivatives is described. The acid function, α to the amino group, is first transformed to a good leaving group and the pr