title: Novel synthesis of alpha-amino acids via catalysis in air and water.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A new method was developed for the synthesis of natural and unnatural amino acid derivatives via carbon-carbon bond formation in air and water and at ambient temperature.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
authors: T S
authors: TS
authors: Huang
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D014867:Water