The crystal and molecular structure of copper(II) bis-2,5-dimethyloxazolidine-4-carboxylate dihydrate. Relation between the structure of the complex and the synthesis of DL-threonine
Abstract
The structure of the copper(II) complex C12H24O8N2Cu formed during the synthesis of the DL-threonine is that of an oxazolidine, a fact which enables a reaction mechanism to be established for this synthesis of threonine.