Enantioselective Strecker reaction promoted by chiral N-oxides

B. Liu, X. Feng*, F. Chen, G. Zhang, X. Cui, Y. Jiang

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1551-1554
Number of pages4
JournalSynlett
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Chiral N-oxides
  • Imines
  • Nucleophilic additions
  • Optically active amino nitriles

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