Abstract
A convenient four-step asymmetric Strecker synthesis, utilizing (S)-(-)-1-phenylethylamine as the chiral auxiliary reagent, is described for the preparation of (R)-(+)-2-methyl-3-phenylalanine in >98% enantiomeric excess.
Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 16, 1986 - Issue 3
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