Base promoted isomerization of aziridinyl ethers: a new access to alpha- and beta-amino acids.
Aziridinyl ethers are selectively and easily converted to either amino vinyl ethers or alkoxy allylamines by treatment with mixed metal bases (superbases).
Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Dipartimento di Chimica Organica U. Schiff, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy. alessandro.mordini@unifi.it
Alessandro
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Mordini
Laura
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Sbaragli
Michela
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Valacchi
Francesco
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Russo
Gianna
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Reginato
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001388:Aziridines / Q000737:chemistry; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006898:Hydroxylamines / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D007536:Isomerism
D000596:Amino Acids; D001388:Aziridines; D004987:Ethers; D006898:Hydroxylamines