title: Organocatalytic asymmetric biomimetic transamination: from α-keto esters to optically active α-amino acid derivatives.
abstract: This paper describes an effective chiral base-catalyzed biomimetic transamination of α-keto esters using simple benzyl amines. A wide variety of α-amino esters containing various functional groups can be synthesized in high enantioselectivity and reasonable yield.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Cunxiang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000586:Amination; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D001596:Benzylamines; D032701:Biomimetics; D002384:Catalysis; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001596:Benzylamines; D004952:Esters