ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of α‐Amino Acids. Schiff Base of Glycine Methyl Ester. A New and Efficient Prochiral Nucleophile in Palladium Chiral Catalytic Allylation.

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AbstractThe Schiff base (I), prepared from methyl glycine carboxylate and benzophenone, is coupled with allylacetate (II) in the presence of LDA and the chiral Pd‐complexes (III) to produce the optically active derivatives (IV).