Iron porphyrins catalyze the synthesis of non-protected amino acid esters from ammonia and diazoacetates.
Iron complexes of porphyrins (and corroles to a lesser extent) are the first catalysts to utilize ammonia for the synthesis of N-free amino acid esters.
Aviv
Iris
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Department of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel.
Gross
Zeev
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D003979:Diazonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D004952:Esters / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D007501:Iron; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
D000596:Amino Acids; D003979:Diazonium Compounds; D004952:Esters; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D000641:Ammonia; D007501:Iron; C032111:diazoacetic ester