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Abstract
An umpolung process for the enantioselective functionalization of α-aminophosphonates with nucleophiles has been developed. This consists in a formal oxidation of tetrasubstituted α-aminophosphonates to α-iminophosphonates followed by an organocatalyzed nucleophilic addition reaction to the imine bond. The optimal enantioselectivity has been reached by studying the effect of the size of the substituent at the phosphonate. Applications for the preparation of tetrasubstituted α-amino α-cyanophosphonates and α-amino β-nitrophosphonates enantiomerically enriched are reported.
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Acknowledgments
Financial support by Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (MINECO, CTQ-2015-67871R) and Gobierno Vasco (GV, IT 992-16) is gratefully acknowledged.