The decarboxylative route to azomethine ylides. Stereochemistry of 1,3-dipole formation

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Abstract
Stereochemical studies of cycloadducts produced from primary and secondary α-amino acids, aldehydes, and N-methylmaleimide indicate they usually arise from stereospecific or highly stereoselective formation of the anti-isomer of an intermediate azomethine ylide.