SYNTHESIS OF THE TRIFLUOROACETATE SALT OF ASPARTIC-ACID BETA-SEMIALDEHYDE, AN INTERMEDIATE IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF L-LYSINE, L-THREONINE, AND L-METHIONINE
Dw. Tudor et al., SYNTHESIS OF THE TRIFLUOROACETATE SALT OF ASPARTIC-ACID BETA-SEMIALDEHYDE, AN INTERMEDIATE IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF L-LYSINE, L-THREONINE, AND L-METHIONINE, Synthesis, (11), 1993, pp. 1061-1062
The trifluoroacetate salt of aspartic acid beta-semialdehyde, an impor
tant intermediate in the biosynthesis Of L-lysine, L-threonine, and L-
methionine has been prepared in DL-, L-, and D-forms as stable solid h
ydrates 13 in 43 % overall yield by ozonolysis of doubly protected all
ylglycine, followed by careful deprotection with trifluoroacetic acid.