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The use of a chiral serine equivalent as an excellent chiralbuilding block has been de
monstrated in the synthesis of
mages/gifchars/alpha.gif" BORDER=0>-benzylserine through a diastereoselective lithiu
m enolatealkylation reaction and subsequent acid hydrolysis. The roleof a coordinating countercation (lithiu
m) in the alkylationreaction has been investigated. Theoretical studies have beenperfor
med in order to elucidate the stereoche
mical outco
meof the alkylation process, which occurs with total retentionof configuration.