Abstract
The reaction of methyl 2-(3-indolylmethyl)-acrylate 2 with carbethoxyformonitrile oxide 3, followed by saponification and reduction, gives mainly racemic monatin 1. Preliminary attempts to adapt the 2+3 cycloaddition to a new chiral synthesis of monatin, is described.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3197-3211 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Synthetic Communications |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 22 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry