N-acyl 'Quat' pyrrolidinone auxiliary as a chiral amide equivalent via direct aminolysis

A novel route into chiral amides is achieved through the efficient, non-racemising, cleavage of N-acyl side chains from a 'Quat' pyrrolidinone chiral auxiliary using a range of N-nucleophiles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Davies, S, Dixon, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998