Abstract
The asymmetric Strecker reaction of aldimines and trimethylsilyl cyanide promoted by 1 equivalent of chiral N-oxide affords the corresponding α-amino nitriles with enantioselectivities of up to 73% most effectively for electron-deficient aldimines under mild reaction conditions. Two new resolving methods and one new synthetic methodology were developed to obtain three novel chiral N-oxides.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1551-1554 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Synlett |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Chiral N-oxides
- Imines
- Nucleophilic additions
- Optically active amino nitriles