“…Serine-derived cyclic sulfamidates have been effectively used as “β-alanyl cation” synthons for the synthesis of α-amino acids because the cyclic sulfamidate can simultaneously activate the β-position to nucleophilic attack and protect the amino group. − Several examples of nucleophilic ring opening of cyclic sulfamidates derived from serine have been described with nitrogen, − oxygen, − ,, sulfur, ,, and fluoride 11,13,17-19 nucleophiles. On the other hand, ring-opened products have rarely been synthesized with carbon nucleophiles 16a other than cyanide. ,,,16a An exception to this trend was the ring opening of (4 S )- tert -butyl 2,2-dioxo-3-benzyl-1,2,3-oxathiazolidine-4-carboxylate with diethyl malonate which produced tert -butyl N -benzyl-4-ethoxycarbonyl pyroglutamate as well as a dehydroalanine side product . Attempting to extend this reactivity with carbon nucleophiles, we have studied N -(PhF)serine-derived cyclic sulfamidate 1 and have discovered a β-elimination/Michael addition pathway that furnished racemic γ-substituted amino acid products.…”