Diastereoselective reductive imino-aldol reaction of alpha-imino esters promoted by titanium tetraiodide: synthesis of alpha,beta-diamino esters

Org Biomol Chem. 2005 Jun 21;3(12):2237-8. doi: 10.1039/b505335h. Epub 2005 May 18.

Abstract

Under the influence of titanium tetraiodide reductive imino-aldol reaction of the N-tosylimine derived from ethyl glyoxylate proceeded with aldimines to give alpha,beta-diamino esters in good yields in a highly diastereoselective manner.