One‐Pot Synthesis of α‐Amino Acids from Imines through CO₂ Incorporation: An Alternative Method for Strecker Synthesis

Abstract

It′s a gas: A novel one-pot process for the synthesis of α-amino acids from imine equivalents using CO2 gas as a carbon source has been developed. This reaction was made possible by the reagent combination of TMSSnBu3 and CsF (see scheme). Three successive reactions (imine formation, stannylation, and carboxylation) proceeded in the same flask under these conditions to give products in up to 79 % yield. Boc=tert-butoxycarbonyl, TMS=trimethylsilyl. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.