METHYL 3-ARYL(PYRIDYL)-5-OXOPYRROLIDINE-2-CARBOXYLATES: SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/6921Keywords:
lactams, 5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylates, 2-pyrrolidone, pyroglutamic acid esters.Abstract
A convenient diastereoselective method for the preparation of methyl (2R*,3R*)-3-aryl(pyridyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylates was developed on the basis of the neutralization reaction of diastereohomogeneous dimethyl (2R*,3R*)-3-aryl(pyridyl)glutamate hydrochlorides.