Fig. 1: Outline of this study.

a, Well-established nucleophilic reactivity of silyl nitronates. b, This work: electrophilic activation of silyl nitronates in asymmetric synthesis as an entry point to aliphatic β3-amino acid esters.

a, Well-established nucleophilic reactivity of silyl nitronates. b, This work: electrophilic activation of silyl nitronates in asymmetric synthesis as an entry point to aliphatic β3-amino acid esters.