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  • Iron-catalyzed synthesis of glycine derivatives via carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage using diazoacetate.

Iron-catalyzed synthesis of glycine derivatives via carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage using diazoacetate.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2010-10-23)
Yoichiro Kuninobu, Mitsumi Nishi, Kazuhiko Takai
ABSTRACT

Treatment of tertiary amines with diazoacetate in the presence of a catalytic amount of an iron salt, FeCl(3), in ethanol gave glycine derivatives. In this reaction, a carbon-nitrogen single bond of the amine was cleaved.

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Ethyl diazoacetate, contains ≥13 wt. % dichloromethane