Synthesis 2015; 47(09): 1210-1226
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380117
short review
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Catalytic Asymmetric Strecker Reaction: Bifunctional Chiral Tertiary Amine/Hydrogen-Bond Donor Catalysis Joins the Field

Yun-Lin Liu
a   Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663N, Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China   Email: jzhou@chem.ecnu.edu.cn
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Jian Zhou*
a   Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663N, Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. of China   Email: jzhou@chem.ecnu.edu.cn
b   State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
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Publication History

Received: 27 October 2014

Accepted after revision: 25 December 2014

Publication Date:
28 January 2015 (online)


Abstract

Bifunctional chiral tertiary amine/hydrogen-bond donor catalysis has recently emerged as a powerful strategy for developing catalytic asymmetric Strecker reactions for the synthesis of various types of optically active α-amino nitriles, useful as versatile building blocks for the synthesis of value-added products such as α-amino acids, 1,2-diamines, or heterocycles. This short review discusses the advantages of this strategy, summarizes recent advances, and describes the synthetic opportunities that remain open.

1 Introduction

2 Tertiary Amine/Hydrogen-Bond Donor Catalysis of Asymmetric Strecker Reactions

3 Summary and Outlook