Enantioselective synthesis mediated by chiral crystal of achiral hippuric acid in conjunction with asymmetric autocatalysis

Abstract

Enantiomorphous crystals composed of achiral hippuric acid, i.e., naturally occurring N-benzoylglycine, have been used successfully as chiral inducers in enantioselective synthesis in combination with asymmetric autocatalysis to afford the product with extremely high enantiomeric excess.