title: Catalytic enantioselective Amadori-Heyns rearrangement of racemic α-hydroxy ketones with arylamines: synthesis of optically active α-arylamino ketones.
abstract: A novel synthesis of optically active α-arylamino ketones through an organocatalytic enantioselective Amadori-Heyns rearrangement is described.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Complesso Universitario di Monserrato, S.S. 554, Bivio per Sestu, I-09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy. afrongia@unica.it.
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Frongia
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Secci
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Capitta
authors: Pier Paolo
authors: PP
authors: Piras
authors: Maria Luisa
authors: ML
authors: Sanna
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002930:Cinchona Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D002930:Cinchona Alkaloids; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D007659:Ketones