150 years after its discovery, a truly efficient three-component asymmetric version of the Strecker reaction has finally been accomplished; there has also been significant progress in recent years in two-component Strecker-type systems: Enantiopure amino acids can now be obtained from enantioselective catalysis of the Strecker reaction with different cyanide sources and aldimines (see scheme).
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