Diastereoselective Strecker Reaction of Imines Derived from D-Glyceraldehyde. A New Route to β-hydroxy-α-amino acids

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00367-L

A diastereoselective Strecker type reaction of imines derived from conveniently protected D-glyceraldehyde has been achieved with good to excellent stereoselectivity through an appropriate choice of the protecting group and reaction conditions.