Organocatalytic approaches towards the synthesis of alpha-amino acids and poly (lactic acid)

Abstract

Amino acids, a class of biologically important organic compounds, consist of functional groups like amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH), along with various side chains (organic groups), which are specific for different amino acids. Amino acids mostly exhibit a zwitter-ionic structure, arising as a result of intramolecular acid base reaction.