@article{ec96cb91c9e045518cd4c2f57d25d099,
title = "General method for the synthesis of N-methyl amino acids and N-alkyl amino esters from O'Donnell's Schiff bases",
abstract = "N-methyl amino acids, including L-abrine, and N-alkyl amino esters, were synthesized by reductive amination of O'Donnell's Schiff base amino esters with NaBH3CN and formaldehyde, or the appropriate aldehyde in CH3CN or THF in good to excellent yields, and with high purity.",
author = "Chruma, {Jason J.} and Dalibor Sames and Robin Polt",
note = "Funding Information: AcknowledgmentsW, e are gratefutl o the NSF for support( CHE-9526909).J .C. would like to thankt he Barry M. GoldwaterS cholarshipF oundationa nd the Universityo f Arizona Honors CenterU ndergraduate ResearchP rogram.W e wish to acknowledgteh ea ssistancoef ScottM itchell,M artinLebl and Jay Haley.",
year = "1997",
month = jul,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01132-5",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "38",
pages = "5085--5086",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "29",
}