Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N-aryl imino esters for the efficient synthesis of chiral α-aryl glycines

oleh: Dan Liu, Bowen Li, Jianzhong Chen, Ilya D. Gridnev, Deyue Yan, Wanbin Zhang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01

Deskripsi

Chiral α-amino acids find application in the fields of pharmaceutical, biological and synthetic chemistry. Here, the authors report a nickel-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N-aryl imino esters affording chiral α-aryl glycines in high yields and enantioselectivities.