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Enantioselective Catalytic Hydrogenation of α-(Acetylamino)cinnamic Acid with a Rhodium Phosphane Complex in Aqueous Solution
Nagel, Ulrich,Kinzel, Elke
, p. 1731 - 1733 (2007/10/02)
The synthesis of (1,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium bis(tetrafluoroborate) (5) is described.With this water-soluble catalyst the sodium salt 6c of α-(Acetylamino)cinnamic acid (6a) is hydrogenated in aqueous solution to give (S)-N-acetylphenylalanine with 90percent ee.