Methods of Non-a-Amino Acid Synthesis, 2nd Edition

Although less common than α-amino acids, non-α-amino acids—

where the amino group is not on the carbon immediately adjacent

to the carboxyl group but is attached to another carbon in the chain

(for example, the β, γ, δ carbon)—are components of biologically

important molecules, are signicant in the pharmaceutical industry,

and are useful starting materials for many areas of organic chemistry.

Since the publication of the rst edition of this book nearly 20 years

ago, synthetic work devoted to the preparation of non-α-amino

acids has expanded greatly.

Methods of Non-α-Amino Acid Synthesis, Second Edition has

been extensively rewritten and r ...