Lewis base assisted lithium Brønsted base catalysis: A new entry for catalytic asymmetric synthesis of β2,2-amino acids

Abstract

A new catalytic system comprising chiral Ag complex and Li aryloxide/bisphosphine oxide is developed for the synthesis of β2,2-amino acids via direct asymmetric Mannich-type reaction of 4-subsituted isoxazolidin-5-ones. The Mannich adduct is a direct precursor of β-peptidic compounds otherwise difficult to obtain.