The synthesis of enantiomerically enriched silicon containing amino acids i
s described. Silylcupration of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4-ethyn
yloxazolidine, easily derived from serine aldehyde, afforded regio- and ste
reoselectively gamma-silylated ethenyloxazolidines of (E)-geometry as usefu
l precursors of saturated and unsaturated gamma-silylated amino acids. (C)
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