Bucherer-Bergs and Strecker multicomponent reactions

The Strecker and Bucherer-Berg reaction are the most important strategies and powerful tools for the synthesis of α-amino acids from a carbonyl compound and cyanide. This chapter is an overview of the great work reported during the last 10 years in these two complementing fields which are two crucial methods for the preparation of α-aminoacids. Several remarkable examples regarding asymmetric works, interesting final structures or benign approaches will be disclosed and commented.Peer Reviewe