ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS VIA THE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF SUBSTITUTED ACYLAMINOACRYLIC ACID AZLACTONE DERIVATIVES. 25. REDUCTIVE AMINOLYSIS OF 2-PHENYL- AND 2-METHYL-Δ2-OXAZOLIN-5-ONES UPON TREATMENT WITH A CHIRAL PdCl2-R-PHENYLGLYCINE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00960335

We have studied the reaction of Δ²-oxazolin-5-ones with R-phenylglycine methyl ester in the presence of PdCl2; the reaction gives phenylalanine or valine dipeptide derivatives with the RS-configuration.The presence of triethylamine during the r