α-Alkylation of β-aminobutanoates with lk-1.2-induction

D Seebach, H Estermann

Index: Seebach, Dieter; Estermann, Heinrich Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 27 p. 3103 - 3106

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Abstract

Abstract Dilithiated methyl-or ethyl-N-benzoyl-3-aminobutanoates are alkylated or added to benzaldehyde to give products of l-and u, u-configuration respectivly. Several methods are presented by which enantiomerically pure 3-aminobutanoic acid derivatives can be prepared.