Abstract
DBU-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of ( S)- and ( R)-3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorobutanoic acid via enantioselective biomimetic transamination of isopropyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-oxobutanoate with ( R)- and ( S)-phenylethylamine has been developed. The effect of the base concentration of the reaction rate and stereochemical outcome has been systematically studied. The key reaction step, DBU-catalyzed 1,3-proton shift transfer was found to be highly enantioselective (>95% ee). However, due to some racemization of the intermediate Schiff base under the highly basic reaction conditions leads to the final product of lower enantiomeric purity.
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