Synthesis of 1,1'-Bis(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)ferrocene (1,1'-Ferrocenylbis(alanine))

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00300a040

The 1,1'-disubstituted ferrocenyl amino acid 1 (1,1'-ferrocenylbis(alanine)) was synthesized by two different routes.Optically active 1 was obtained by asymmetric hydrogenation of the bis(didehydroamino acid) derivatives 2 followed by deprotection.The bis