Abstract (Z)-2-N-Acylamino-3-thienyl-acrylic acids and their esters were prepared by known procedures and hydrogenated to the corresponding optically active 2-N-acetyl (or benzoyl)- 3-(2-or 3-thienyl)-alanines with optical yields up to 90% using the rhodium complexes of “PROPRAPHOS” 6a, b and O, N-bis (diphenylphosphino)-2-exo-hydroxy, 3-endo- methylamino-norborane 6c as chiral catalysts. Recrystallization and deacylation of the ...
[Cativiela, Carlos; Villegas, Maria D. Diaz de; Mayoral, Jose A.; Avenoza, Alberto; Roy, Miguel A. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 25, p. 851 - 855]