Description

Trifluoropyruvate ketimine derivative that can be used to synthesize CF3-bearing quaternary amino acids.

Ref.:

1)  Enantioselective Organocatalytic Synthesis of Quaternary α-Amino Acids Bearing a CF3 Moiety

Ralph Husmann, Erli Sugiono, Stefanie Mersmann, Gerhard Raabe, Magnus Rueping, and Carsten Bolm
Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 1044-1047
DOI: 10.1021/ol103093r