The direct catalytic enantioselective synthesis of protected aryl β-hydroxy-α-amino acids

Michael C. Willis, Gary A. Cutting, Vincent J. D. Piccio, Matthew J. Durbin, Matthew P. John

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Abstract

The combination of three reagents-a tridentate pybox ligand (pybox = pyridine bis(oxazoline)), magnesium perchlorate, and Hunig base (iPr 2EtN)-allows the catalytic generation of a chiral glycine enolate from 1 that undergoes highly enantioselective addition to a range of aryl aldehydes 2. The protected aryl β-hydroxy-α-amino acid products obtained include a protected version of one of the aryl serine units present in the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1543-1545
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume44
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Synthesis (chemical)
  • Magnesium printing plates
  • Amino acids
  • Antibiotics
  • Aldehydes
  • Catalyst activity

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