A SELECTIVE 1,2-REDUCTION OF γ-AMINO-α,β-UNSATURATED ESTERS BY MEANS OF BF3·OEt2-DIBAL-H SYSTEM. HIGHLY VERSATILE CHIRAL BUILDING BLOCKS FROM α-AMINO ACIDS
- 5 May 1986
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 15 (5) , 815-818
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1986.815
Abstract
A combination of DIBAL-H with BF3·OEt2 has been demonstrated to be a promising agent for a selective 1,2-reduction of γ-amino-α,β-unsaturated esters, which, otherwise, is difficult to realize and provides the route to potent chiral building blocks from α-amino acids.Keywords
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