Synthesis 2008(6): 917-920  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032204
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Synthesis of Optically Active α-Amino Ester Derived Pentasubstituted Guanidines and Hexasubstituted Guanidinium Salts as Potential Ionic Liquids

Jabbar Shah, Jürgen Liebscher*
Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Fax: liebscher@chemie.hu-berlin.de;
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Publication History

Received 3 September 2007
Publication Date:
28 February 2008 (online)

Abstract

Tetrasubstituted urea derived chloroamidinium salts reacted with α-amino esters to give new chiral pentasubstituted guanidines. Further alkylation with methyl iodide provided hexa­substituted guanidinium salts, which represent new chiral room temperature ionic liquids.