ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF (+)-PHOSPHINOTHRICIN and (+)-2-AMINO-4-PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)91546-1

Asymmetric synthesis of (+)-phosphinothricin, (+)-2-amino-4-phosphono-butyric acid, and their enantiomers has been achieved by the Michael addition of chiral glycine Schiff bases to vinyl phosphorus compounds.