901265-41-6Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Enantioselective synthesis and enantiomeric amplification of amino acids under prebiotic conditions
Levine, Mindy,Kenesky, Craig Scott,Mazori, Daniel,Breslow, Ronald
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2433 - 2436 (2009/05/27)
(Chemical Equation Presented) A plausible origin of biomolecular homochirality is advanced, where α-methyl amino acids found on meteorites transfer their chirality in the synthesis of normal amino acids. This asymmetry can be amplified to nearly homochiral levels, thus providing the necessary prerequisite for life to start on this planet and elsewhere in the universe.
Synthesis of precursors of the agalacto (exo) fragment of the quartromicins via an auxiliary-controlled exo-selective Diels-Alder reaction
Qi, Jun,Roush, William R.
, p. 2795 - 2798 (2007/10/03)
A direct synthesis of the α-hydroxyaldehyde exo-5, a precursor of the exo-spirotetronate subunit of the quartromicins, was achieved through an exo-selective Lewis acid-catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction of dienophile 12a and diene 1.
