Optically active
syn- or
anti-
-substituted-
-amino acid derivatives are prepared in 94 to
99% ee and 66-98% ds by reaction of the Schiff base acetate of glycine
tert-butyl ester with chiral, nonracemic
B-alkyl-9-BBN derivatives in the presence of the
Cinchona alkaloid, cinchonidine (CdOH) or cinchonine (CnOH), base, and lithium chloride.