Asymmetric amplification in the amino acid-catalyzed synthesis of amino acid derivatives

The origins of biological homochirality have intrigued researchers since Pasteur’s discovery of the optical activity of biomolecules. Herein, we present the first example of asymmetric amplification in the amino acid-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of amino acid derivatives that provides support for a synergistic model for the evolution of homochirality by amino acid catalysis