The highly enantioselective phase-transfer catalytic mono-alkylation of malonamic esters

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Abstract
The phase-transfer catalytic alkylation of N,N-dialkylmalonamic tert-butyl esters in the presence of 1 mol% of (S,S)-3,4,5-trifluorophenyl-NAS bromide afforded highly enantioselective (S)-mono-α-alkylated products (up to 96% ee), which could be readily converted into versatile chiral building blocks without loss of chirality.

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