Reaction of Methyl Diazoacetate with Amines Catalyzed by Ru 2 (OAc) 4 Cl. -Ru2(OAc)4Cl is an efficient catalyst for the reaction of primary and secondary amines with methyl diazoacetate leading regioselectively to N-substituted glycine methyl esters. -(MAIDANOVA, A. V.; BAKEEVA, A. D.; SULTANOVA, R. M.; BIGLOVA, R. Z.; DOKICHEV*, V. A.; Russ.