Novel synthesis of alpha-amino acids via catalysis in air and water.
[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.
Huang
T S
TS
Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
Li
C J
CJ
D000388:Air; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D000596:Amino Acids; D014867:Water