Access to Unprotected ß-Fluoroalkyl ß-Amino Acids and Their α-Hydroxy Derivatives.

ABSTRACT

Unprotected ß-(het)aryl-ß-fluoroalkyl ß-amino acids and their α-hydroxy derivatives can be readily obtained using a decarboxylative Mannich-type reaction without protection/deprotection steps. This protocol utilizes lithium hexamethyldisilazide and (het)arylfluoroalkyl ketones to generate NH-ketimine intermediates. The mild reaction conditions allow the preparation of original fluorinated ß-amino acids as useful building blocks in a practical and scalable manner.