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. 2011 Aug 24;133(33):12914-7.
doi: 10.1021/ja203138q. Epub 2011 Aug 3.

Organocatalytic asymmetric biomimetic transamination: from α-keto esters to optically active α-amino acid derivatives

Xiao Xiao  1 , Ying Xie, Cunxiang Su, Mao Liu, Yian Shi
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Organocatalytic asymmetric biomimetic transamination: from α-keto esters to optically active α-amino acid derivatives

Xiao Xiao et al. J Am Chem Soc. .

Abstract

This paper describes an effective chiral base-catalyzed biomimetic transamination of α-keto esters using simple benzyl amines. A wide variety of α-amino esters containing various functional groups can be synthesized in high enantioselectivity and reasonable yield.

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