ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF α-AMINO ACIDS BY NONENZYMATIC TRANSAMINATION. RATIONALIZATION FOR THE STEREOCHEMICAL RESULTS

Abstract
Asymmetric induction in the nonenzymatic transamination from the chiral pyridoxamine analog (1) to the α-keto acids in the presence of a limited amount of zinc ion can be explained by the kinetically controlled stereoselective protonation to the carbanion formed in an octahedral Zn2+ chelate intermediate during the reaction.