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Catalytic enantioselective addition of hydrogen cyanide to benzaldehyde and p-methoxybenzaldehyde using cyclo-His-(αMe)Phe as catalyst
Hulst, Ron,Broxterman, Quirinus B.,Kamphuis, Johan,Formaggio, Fernando,Crisma, Marco,Toniolo, Claudio,Kellogg, Richard M.
, p. 1987 - 1999 (2007/10/03)
Two cyclo-dipeptides based on His and the unnatural (αMe)Phe have been examined as catalysts in the enantioselective addition of hydrogen cyanide to benzaldehyde and p-methoxy-benzaldehyde. The synthesis, catalytic activity and NMR study towards the mechanism of this reaction are presented.
