title: A novel highly selective chiral auxiliary for the asymmetric synthesis of L- and D-alpha-amino acid derivatives via a multicomponent Ugi reaction.
abstract: This paper describes the synthesis of a bicyclic beta-amino acid scaffold in both pure enantiomeric forms and its application as chiral auxiliary in an intramolecular version of the Ugi multicomponent reaction (U-5C-4CR) to prepare alpha-amino acid derivatives of both D- and L-series in a straightforward and very stereoselective manner. The mild conditions required for the Ugi condensation and for the removal of the chiral auxiliary make this method very attractive to prepare a wide range of differently structured N-alkylated and unalkylated amino acid derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Genova, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guanti
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000596:Amino Acids; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds