Abstract
Highly diastereoselective methylation of (2S,4S)- and (2R,4S)-3-tert-butyl 4-methyl 2-tertbutyloxazolidine- 3,4-dicarboxylate (1a / b) is reported. The relative and absolute configuration of the methylated products was assigned by NOESY and confirmed by a crystal structure of 1a.
Keywords: amino acids, alkylation, diastereoselectivity