steps. The same reaction performed on glycine-derived amides gave similar results, allowing a novel type of RGD mimetic to be prepared, whose ability to inhibit cell adhesion was found to be very promising. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)
enantiopure allyliccarbonates. The substitution with amines for C–N bond formation on these substrates bearing substituents on the Cα, Cβ, and Cγ position of the allylic system has received, until now, little attention. The reactions, carried out under palladium-catalyzed conditions, resulted in good yields and complete regioselectivity. Moreover, starting from enantiopure carbonates, complete retention