A New Approach to the Efficient Method for the Asymmetric Synthesis of (S)-O-, M-, P-Fluorophenylalanines and Their 2-Methyl-substituted Analogs.

[image omitted] The reactions of asymmetric C-alkylation of glycine and alanine in NiII complexes of their Schiff's bases with modified chiral auxiliaries (S)-2-N-[(N'-2-chlorobenzylprolyl)amino]benzophenone and (S)-2-N-[N'-(3,4-dimethylbenzylprolyl)amino]benzophenone by fluorine-substituted benzyl halogenides have been studied. As a result, a highly stereoselective and relatively rapid method for the asymmetric synthesis of (S)-o-, m-, p-fluorophenylalanines and their 2-methyl substituted analogs has been developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]