Fast ester cleavage of sterically hindered α- and β-aminoesters under non-aqueous conditions. Application to the kinetic resolution of aziridine esters
Various protected alpha- and beta-aminoesters undergo fast ester cleavage by treatment with t-BuOK in THE The accelerating effect of a neighboring chelating group was used for the efficient kinetic resolution of non-racemic aziridine esters. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.