A convenient method for synthesis of optically active β-hydroxyamines from primary amines through enecarbamates as key intermediates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00170-1

This report describes a new method to prepare optically active β-hydroxamines starting from primary amines. The method consists of a transformation of N-methoxycarbonylated primary amines to the corresponding enecarbamates utilizing electrochemical oxidat