A Facile Synthesis of α-Amino Esters via Reduction of α-Nitro Esters Using Ammonium Formate as a Catalytic Hydrogen Transfer Agent
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 1986 (02) , 133-135
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1986-31497
Abstract
Various nitroesters 3 were selectively and rapidly reduced to their corresponding amino esters 4 in very good yield using anhydrous ammonium formate as a catalytic hydrogen transfer agent.Keywords
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