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Enantioselective synthesis of quaternary α-amino acids via l -tert-leucine-derived squaramide-catalyzed conjugate addition of α-nitrocarboxylates to enones
Bera, Kalisankar,Satam, Nishikant S.,Namboothiri, Irishi N. N.
, p. 5670 - 5680 (2016)
Enantioselective Michael addition of tertiary α-nitroesters to β-unsubstituted vinyl ketones has been carried out in the presence of an l-tert-leucine-derived squaramide as organocatalyst. The products, quaternary α-nitroesters, were formed in excellent yield and moderate to good ee's in most cases. Scale-up of the reaction and synthetic applications of the products, including transformation to representative quaternary α-amino acids, have also been demonstrated.
