Highly enantioselective cleavage of α-amino acid p-nitrophenyl esters by chiral metallomicelles
Abstract
Chiral CuII-chelating micelles of 2-[hexadecyl-N,N-(2-hydroxypropyl)aminomethyl]pyridine are effective and remarkably enantioselective catalysts for the hydrolytic cleavage of p-nitrophenyl esters of α-amino acids.