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SUBMITTER: Schwieter KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4807613 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS catalysis 20150101 11
This report details the enantioselective synthesis of β-amino-α-bromo nitroalkanes with β-alkyl substituents, using homogeneous catalysis to prepare either antipode. Use of a bifunctional Brønsted base/acid catalyst allows equal access to either enantiomer of the products, enabling the use of Umpolung Amide Synthesis (UmAS) to prepare the corresponding L- or D-α-amino amide bearing alkyl side chains - overall, in only 4 steps from aldehyde. The approach also addresses an underlying incompatibili ...[more]