M. Calmes et al., ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-AMINO-ACIDS VIA DIASTEREOSELECTIVE ADDITION OF (R)-PANTOLACTONE TO THEIR KETENES, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 8(10), 1997, pp. 1641-1648
The diastereoselective addition of (R)-pantolactone to various amino k
etenes derived from phthalylamino acids is reported. The configuration
of the newly-generated asymmetric center is dependent on alkyl or ary
l C alpha substitution. This method constitutes a novel and convenient
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