Synthesis of α-aminoketones via selective reduction of acyl cyanides |
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Authors: | Andreas Pfaltz Saeed Anwar |
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Affiliation: | Laboratorium für Organische Chemie der ETH, ETH-Zentrum, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Reduction of acyl cyanides with zinc in acetic acid in the presence of excess acetic anhydride leads to N-acetyl-α-aminoketones in good yields. An efficient three-step synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid by this method is described. |
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