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.