O. Tamura et al., Stereocontrolled synthesis of multi-functionalized beta-substituted alpha-amino acids: Nitrone cycloaddition approach, SYNLETT, (11), 2000, pp. 1553-1556
Syn- and anti-beta -substituted alpha -amino acids 1 and 2 were synthesized
by employing nitrone-cycloaddition. The stereochemistries required were co
ntrolled via a (Z)-nitrone-exo transition state for syn-amino acid 1 and vi
a an (E)-nitrone-exo transition state for anti-amino acid 2, respectively.