An Efficient Synthesis of Cobactin T, a Key Component of the Mycobactin Class of Siderophores

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01318-C

N^α-Cbz-L-lysine t-butyl ester was oxidized by dimethyldioxirane to give nitrone 8c, which was converted to azopine derivative 15.Subsequent coupling and deprotection reactions afforded an efficient synthesis of cobactin T (19).