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Ring closing metathesis for the asymmetric synthesis of (S)-homopipecolic acid, (S)-homoproline and (S)-coniine

  • Stephen G. Davies*
  • , Keiji Iwamoto
  • , Christian A.P. Smethurst
  • , Andrew D. Smith
  • , Humberto Rodriguez-Solla
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Diastereoselective conjugate addition of lithium (S)-N-allyl-N-α-methylbenzylamide to α,β-unsaturated esters or Weinreb amides, followed by ring closing metathesis is used to afford the cyclic β-amino acids (S)-homopipecolic acid and (S)-homoproline and the amine (S)-coniine in high ee.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1146-1148
Number of pages3
JournalSynlett
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jul 2002

Keywords

  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Conjugate addition
  • Cyclic β-amino acids
  • Lithium amide
  • Ring closing metathesis

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