Efficient asymmetric organocatalytic formation of erythrose and threose under aqueous conditions
作者:Laurence Burroughs、Matthew E. Vale、James A. R. Gilks、Henrietta Forintos、Christopher J. Hayes、Paul A. Clarke
DOI:10.1039/c0cc00613k
日期:——
Esters of proteinogenic amino acids efficiently catalyse the formation of erythrose and threose underaqueousconditions in the highest yields and enantioselectivities yet reported. Remarkably while esters of (L)-proline yield (L)-carbohydrates, esters of (L)-leucine and (L)-alanine generate (D)-carbohydrates, offering the potential to account for the prebiotic link between natural (L)-amino acids