Preparation of enantiomerically pure protected unsaturated α-amino acids from a new serine derived zinc–copper reagent

Abstract
Treatment of the iodoalanine derived zinc reagent 1 with Knochel's soluble copper salt (CuCN·2LiCl) allows the preparation of a reactive copper reagent 2 which couples in moderate to good yield with allyl halides to give protected unsaturated α-amino acids in a single step from easily available precursors.

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