M. Penso, D. Albanese, D. Landini
May 5, 2001
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Chemistry Letters
Abstract
Ethyl cis- and trans-3-phenylglycidates have been opened stereo- and regioselectively with trifluoromethylsulfonamide in the presence of catalytic amounts of solid sodium carbonate. Under these conditions, (2R,3R)-3-phenylglycidate produces exclusively ethyl (2R,3S)-3-N(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amino-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate deriving from the attack of the nucleophile on the C-3 carbon atom.