NOVEL METHOD FOR PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE ALPHA-AMINONITRILES

摘要

The invention concerns a novel method for preparing optically active alpha -aminonitriles of formula (I) by enantioselective hydrocyanation using a hydrocyanation agent, in the presence of a chiral or chirality inducing metal complex acting as catalyst, of ketimines of formula (II) wherein the radicals R1 and R2 and T are such as defined in the description. The invention also concerns the use of alpha -aminonitriles of formula (I) as synthesis intermediates of optically active organic compounds.