114179-07-6Relevant articles and documents
α-Methylserinals as an access to α-methyl-β-hydroxyamino acids: Application in the synthesis of all stereoisomers of α- methylthreonine
Avenoza, Alberto,Busto, Jesus H.,Corzana, Francisco,Peregrina, Jesus M.,Sucunza, David,Zurbano, Maria M.
, p. 719 - 724 (2004)
The asymmetric synthesis of all stereoisomers of α-methylthreonine using a stereodivergent synthetic route starting from (S)- and (R)-N-Boc-N,O-isopropylidene-α-methylserinals is reported. The key step involves the asymmetric addition of methylmagnesium bromide to these aldehydes with a high level of asymmetric induction being observed. This methodology represents a powerful tool for the synthesis of different β-substituted α-methylserines.
Novel Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Methylthreonines and α,β-Dimethylcysteines
Shao, Hui,Rueter, Jaimie K.,Goodman, Murray
, p. 5240 - 5244 (2007/10/03)
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Preparation of (R,R)- or (S,S)-2-Amino-3-hydroxycarboxylic Acids (allo-Threonine Analogs) by Acylation/Reduction of t-Butyl 2-t-Butyl-3-methyl-4-oxoimidazolidine-1-carboxylate (Boc-BMI)
Blank, Stefan,Seebach, Dieter
, p. 889 - 896 (2007/10/02)
While there are numerous methods of preparing threonine analogs by aldol additions of chiral glycine derivatives to aldehydes, only few general routes leading to the epimers with C,C-bond formation are presently available.This paper describes the acylation of the title compound 1 with acyl chlorides (-> trans-products 2-9), the subsequent reduction with LiBHEt3 in THF (-> hydroxyalkylated BMI derivatives 10-14), and acidic hydrolysis to the free allo-threonines 18-22.The first two steps are totally stereoselective (by NMR analysis), and the overall yields from BocBMI are in the order of 30-60percent.Only allo-threonines without branching in the γ-position are accessible by this method.In one case we have also applied this sequence of steps to prepare an α-branched allo-threonine derivative 26. - The 5-acyl-BocBMI derivatives 2-9 are remarkably stable to epimerization at the center between the two carbonyl groups.Possible reasons for this are discussed and are partially supported by an X-ray crystal structure analysis of the phenacetyl derivative 6. Key words: EPC synthesis of amino acids; non-proteinogenic amino acids; diastereoselective reduction with superhydride (LiBHEt3)