Abstract
Optically active α-sulfenamino nitriles were synthesized by using trimethylsilylcyanation of sulfenimines derived from (+)-camphor. The α-sulfenamino nitriles may be hydrolyzed by acid to give α-amino acids.
∗This project was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China and the Union Laboratory of Asymmetric Synthesis (Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academia Sinica; Hong Kong Polytechinic; Kuo Ching Chemical Co., Ltd.).
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∗This project was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China and the Union Laboratory of Asymmetric Synthesis (Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academia Sinica; Hong Kong Polytechinic; Kuo Ching Chemical Co., Ltd.).