NADH model mediated reduction of C=N substrates: Enantioselective synthesis of D- and L-phenylglycinates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86133-9

Hydride transfer from N,N,1,2,4-pentamethyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide, 1, to methyl 2-methoxycarbonylimino-phenylacetate, 3, was accomplished in an optical yield ≥95%.