Abstract
The asymmetric C-alkylation of N-benzylidene alanine methyl ester has been achieved using a copper(II) (salen) complex as an asymmetric phase transfer catalyst and provides a practical synthesis of α-methyl α-amino acids with up to 86% enantiomeric excess.
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