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(2R,4S)-2-aminomethyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid dihydrochloride: Synthesis, epimerization, and derivatives
Imming
, p. 81 - 86 (1995)
The preparation of the title compound 6a from penicillamine 5 or from penicillins 7, the spectroscopic data and stereochemical assignments are given. 6a quickly epimerizes at C-2 in dilute aqueous solution. Details are given along with the preparation of the new thiazolidines 10-13 from 6.