ABSTRACT
DL-arylalanines were synthesized from corresponding aromatic aldehydes by an efficient “one-pot” procedure involving Erlenmeyer reaction and subsequent reduction of the resulting oxazolones (without prior isolation) using P/HI.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The research was sponsored by the IPP program, U.S. Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed and operated by UT-Battelle, LLC.