Synthesis of Optically Active β,γ-Unsaturated α-Amino Acids and of α,β-Unsaturated γ-Amino Acids. SN2- vs. SN2’-Dichotomy of the Mitsunobu Amination of Allylic Alcohols
The synthesis of α-benzylamino-β,γ-unsaturated acids has been developed starting from α-bromo-α,β-unsaturated chlorides. Via treatment of the acylchlorides with (R)-pantolactone in the presence of TEA, the in situ formation of the deconjugated ketenes and their direct transformation into chiral esters was performed. The substitution of bromine with benzylamine, followed by acid hydrolysis, allowed