One-Pot Synthesis of α-Amino Acids from CO₂ Using a Bismetal Reagent with Si–B Bond

Abstract

In the presence of 1.1 equiv of PhMe(2)Si-Bpin, 5 equiv of CsF, and 20 mol % of TsOH·H(2)O, precursors of N-Boc-imines can be converted into the corresponding α-aryl or α-alkenyl glycine derivatives under gaseous CO(2) in moderate-to-high yields with a single operation. α-Isobutenyl glycine thus obtained can be further derivatized into various types of α-amino acids including N-Boc-leucine, serine, and glycine derivatives in short steps.