M. Ayoub et al., DIASTEREOSELECTIVE ALKYLATION OF SULTAM-DERIVED AMINO-ACID ALDIMINES PREPARATION OF C-ALPHA-METHYLATED AMINO-ACIDS, Tetrahedron letters, 36(23), 1995, pp. 4069-4072
Alkylation of Schiff bases 2 derived from 4-chlorobenzaldehyde and sul
tam-derived amino acids 1 gave crystalline diastereomers 3 which after
deprotection and re-crystallization, if necessary, afforded in good y
ield enantiomerically pure C alpha'-methylated amino acid (ex: alpha M
ePhe, alpha MeLeu, alpha MeMet).