STEREOSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF RACEMIC N-HYDROXYAMINO ACIDS BY OPTICALLY ACTIVE THIOLS-IRON(II)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.999

Kinetic resolution of racemic N-hydroxyamino acids by the reduction with optically active thiols and a catalytic amount of ferrous ion gave optically active amino acids presumably through enantiodifferentiating coordination of substrates to thiol-Fe(II) complexes.