1. α-Imino Esters in Organic Synthesis: Recent Advances.
- Author
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Eftekhari-Sis B and Zirak M
- Subjects
- Catalysis, Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic methods, Esters chemistry, Imines chemistry
- Abstract
α-Imino esters are useful precursors for the synthesis of a variety of types of natural and unnatural α-amino acid derivatives, with a wide range of biological activities. Due to the adjacent ester group, α-imino esters are more reactive relative to other types of imines and undergo different kinds of reactions, including organometallics addition, metal catalyzed vinylation and alkynylation, aza-Henry, aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman, imino-ene, Mannich-type, and cycloaddition reactions, as well as hydrogenation and reduction. This review discusses the mechanism, scope, and applications of the reactions of α-imino esters and related compounds in organic synthesis, covering the literature from the last 12 years.
- Published
- 2017
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