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Boc
Boc
NH OTBDPS
NH OTBDPS
(i)
(iii)
(iv)
tBuO2C
N3
tBuO2C
OH
(ii)
9
10
Boc
Boc
NH OTBDPS
NH OH
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
tBuO2C
NHCbz
NHCbz
tBuO2C
NHCbz
11
12
Boc
Boc
SMe
(x)
(viii)
(ix)
NH SAc
NH
S
tBuO2C
tBuO2C
NHCbz
13
14
Boc
SMe
S
SMe
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NH2
S
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NHCbz
NHCbz
HO2C
HO2C
16
15
Scheme 4. Reagents and conditions: (i) methanesulfonyl chloride, diisopropyl ethylamine (DIPEA), 0 °C; (ii) NaN3, DMF, 80 °C, two steps 83% yield; (iii) Pd/C, ethyl acetate,
quantitative yield; (iv) CbzCl, NaHCO3, dioxane:water (2:1), 0 °C, 81%; (v) TBAF, THF, 0 °C, 77%; (vi) methanesulfonyl chloride, diisopropyl ethylamine (DIPEA), 0 °C; (vii)
potassium thioacetate, DMF, 40 °C, two steps 70% yield; (viii) NaOH, MeOH, rt; (ix) S-methyl methanethiosulfonate (MMTS), triethylamine, CH2Cl2, rt, 50% (two steps); (x) 95%
TFA, H2O, rt; (xi) Boc2O/TEA, MeOH, rt, 78% over two steps.
12. Selected reference on Reformatsky reaction: (a) Furstner, A. Synthesis 1989,
useful precursor for another potentially useful substrate for native
chemical ligation. Synthesis of these analogues is currently under
way in our laboratory.
571; (b) Rathka, M. W. Org. React. 1975, 22, 423; (c) Shriner, R. L. Org. React.
1942, 1, 1.
13. (2S,4R)-1-tert-Butyl 6-methyl 2-(tert-butoxy carbonyl amino)-4-hydroxy
hexanediote (7a)/(2S,4S)-1-tert-butyl 6-methyl-2-(tert-butoxy carbonyl amino)-
4-hydroxy hex anediote (7b): To a cooled (0 °C) solution of aldehyde (0.50 g,
In summary, a practical and concise synthesis of amino acid
(2S,4S)-4-mercapto-
commercially available
stereoselective Reformatsky reaction as a key step to form func-
tionalized -lysine derivatives. We believe that this approach
allows a direct access to 4-hydroxy- -lysine derivatives that offer
L-lysine has been developed starting from
1.83 mmol) in THF (7.32 mL, 0.25 M) was added dropwise
a solution of
L-aspartic acid. The synthesis involves dia-
Reformatsky reagent (4.57 mL, 4.57 mmol) (the experimental procedure for
Reformatsky reagent given below) over a period of 15 min and the reaction
mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched by the addition of
saturated, aqueous ammonium chloride solution and extracted three times
with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were then washed with
saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and brine, dried over sodium sulfate,
then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel flash column
chromatography using ethyl acetate/hexane (20:80) as eluent. Rf (7a) = 0.28; Rf
(7b) = 0.34. Combined yield 92% (colorless solid). 7a [2S,4R] diastereomer: 1H
NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): d in ppm = 5.38 (br s, 1H, NH), 4.20–4.18 (m, 2H, CH–
NH, CH–OH), 3.68 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.24 (br s, 1H, OH), 2.54–2.44 (m, 2H, CH2–
CO2Me), 1.94–1.86 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.44 (s, 9H, 3CH3), 1.41 (s, 9H, 3CH3); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): d in ppm = 172.8 (C@O), 171.5 (C@O), 155.5 (C@O), 82.0 (C),
79.8 (C), 65.2 (CH–OH), 51.9 (CH3), 51.7 (C–NH), 41.0 (CH2), 38.8 (CH2), 28.3
L
L
some interesting biologically active molecules and useful building
blocks for native chemical ligation.
Acknowledgments
We gratefully thank Nanyang Technological University and the
Ministry of Education, Singapore for the financial support.
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(3CH3), 27.9 (3CH3); IR (CHCl3):
m
= 3429, 3018, 2980, 2401, 1724, 1367 cm
;
HRMS (ESI): m/z: calcd for C16H30NO7: 348.2022 [M]+; found: 348.2021.
Compound 7b [2S,4S] diastereomer: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3):
d in
Supplementary data
ppm = 5.42 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H, NH), 4.37–4.33 (m, 1H, CH–OH), 4.21 (d,
J = 3.5 Hz, 1H, CH-NH), 4.07 (br s, 1H, OH), 3.68 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.55 (dd, J = 15.7
and 8.1 Hz, 1H, CH–CO2Me), 2.40 (dd, J = 15.7 and 4.7 Hz, CH–CO2Me), 1.89–
1.84 (m, 1H), 1.61–1.54 (m, 1H), 1.44 (s, 9H, 3CH3), 1.41 (s, 9H, 3CH3); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): d in ppm = 172.1 (C@O), 171.6 (C@O), 156.7 (C@O), 82.3 (C),
80.4 (C), 64.4 (CH–OH), 51.7 (CH3), 51.2 (CH–NH), 41.2 (CH2), 40.6 (CH2), 28.2
Supplementary data associated with this article can be found, in
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References and notes
(3CH3), 27.9 (3CH3); IR (CHCl3):
m
= 3425, 3018, 2981, 2399, 1730, 1369 cm
;
HRMS (ESI): m/z: calcd for C16H30NO7: 348.2022 [M]+; found:
348.2033.Preparation of Reformatsky reagent (1 M solution in THF): A flame-
dried two-necked flask fitted with a reflux condenser and septum was charged
with zinc dust (0.47 g, 7.18 mmol), trimethylchlorosilane (TMSCl) (0.11 mL,
0.98 mmol), and dry THF (3.50 mL), then heated to reflux with stirring under
nitrogen for 15 min. The flask was then removed from the heat and methyl
bromoacetate (0.60 mL, 6.53 mmol) in dry THF (3.50 mL) was added via
syringe at such a rate as to maintain gentle reflux. At this stage the reaction
was stopped to allow the coarse Zn particles to settle down. The upper green
color solution (Reformatsky reagent, 1 M solution in THF) can be readily used
for further steps.
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