Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Aminonitriles
- 6 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 14 (14), 1299-1304
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397918408057668
Abstract
The asymmetric synthesis of α-aminonitriles was carried out by the reaction of α-trimethylsilyloxynitriles with optically active α-methylbenzylamine in methanol. The reactions provided moderate yields and good optical purities.Keywords
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