Ammonium formate → 2-Phenylglycine

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751 mg (5.0 mmol) of benzoyl formate (MW: 150.13), 946 mg (15.0 mmol) of ammonium formate (MW: 63.06), and 5.90 mg (0.01 mmol, S/C=500) of the iridium catalyst Ir-7 (MW: 590.13) were introduced in a 20-mL Schlenk tube and subjected to argon-gas replacement. 5 mL of dehydrated methanol was added and the mixture was stirred while heating at 60° C. for 1.5 hr. After distillation of the solvent, a crystal was collected by filtration, washed with methanol, dried under reduced pressure to give 718 mg of DL-2-phenylglycine (95% yield).

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