镍螯合物2与多种取代的硼酸/硼酸酯3通过Suzuki 偶联反应, 制备具有多种取代的镍螯合物4, 通过氢化、水解两步反应合成α-取代β-氨基酸及其衍生物。该合成方法操作简单, 条件温和, 适用于α-取代-β-氨基酸及其衍生物的大规模制备。
A convenient and efficient method for the preparation of α-substituted β-amino acids has been developed by reacting compound 2 with various boric acid/borate 3 through Suzuki coupling reaction,which gave multiple structure types of substituted Ni(II) complexes 4 in high yields.Hydrogenation and hydrolysis of complexes 4 led to the corresponding α-substituted β-amino acids.