Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1974 · 21 citations · 5 references
New General MethodBiosynthesisBioorganic ChemistryEngineeringBiochemistryNatural SciencesCorresponding α-Hydroxyamino Acidsα-Hydroxyamino AcidsOrganic ChemistryStereoselective SynthesisSynthesis MethodNatural Product SynthesisSynthetic ChemistryEnantioselective SynthesisBiomolecular Engineering
Abstract A new general method for the synthesis of α-hydroxyamino acids has been developed. Lithium cyanohydridoborate reduces α-keto acid oximes to the corresponding α-hydroxyamino acids and not to the corresponding α-amino acids.
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