Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1995, 60, 693-696
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19950693

An Efficient Method for Preparation of Optically Active N-Protected α-Amino Aldehydes from N-Protected α-Amino Alcohols

Milan Souček and Ján Urban

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Abstract

N-Protected α-amino aldehydes of high optical purity were prepared in excellent yields from corresponding α-amino alcohols by 1,1,1-tris(acetoxy)-1,1-dihydro-1,2-benzoidoxol-3(H)-one (periodinane) oxidation.