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A simple synthesis of γ-aminoacids

Salvador GilMargarita ParraPablo Rodriguez

subject

BromoacetonitrileChemistrySimple (abstract algebra)Organic ChemistryDrug DiscoveryOrganic chemistryRegioselectivityBiochemistry

description

The addition of dianions of carboxylic acids to bromoacetonitrile, leads, in good yields, to the corresponding γ-cyanoacids that give γ-aminoacids on hydrogenation. This two-step methodology improves the results previously described.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.03.037