α-Methyl-α-amino-acids and phenylalanine have been synthesized in 36–86% yield by a route involving controlled potential cathodic reduction of alkyl halides in the presence of Schiff's bases in a non-aqueous catholyte.
T. Iwasaki and K. Harada, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1977, 1730 DOI: 10.1039/P19770001730
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