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NON-PROTEINOGENIC AMINO ACIDS
583
(S)-(+)-Methyl-2-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-6-iodohexanoate (7)
Triphenylphosphine (5.895 g, 22.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), imidazole (1.63 g,
24.0 mmol, 1.6 equiv.) and iodine (5.69 g, 22.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added
sequentially to a solution of (S)-(−)-6b (4.44 g, 15.0 mmol) dissolved in THF
(150 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen. After stirring the mixture for 1.5 h,
the solvent was removed on a rotary evaporator to dryness and the crude product
was purified by silica gel column chromatography (20–25% EtOAc in hexanes)
to afford 5.08 g of iodide (S)-(+)-7 in 84% yield as colorless thick oil. Rf: 0.43
(25% EtOAc in hexanes); Analyticl RP HPLC: MeCN:0.1% aq trifluoroacetic
acid/50:50, 2.0 mL/min at 225 nm, tR: 16.34 min, >99%; [α]23 + 14.2 (c 1.31,
D
CHCl3); 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 7.38–7.32 (m, 5 H), 5.29 (d, 1 H, J = 7.5 Hz), 5.12
(s, 2 H), 4.40 (q, 1 H, J = 12.6, 7.2 Hz), 3.76 (s, 3 H), 3.16 (t, 2 H, J = 6.9 Hz),
1.92–1.78 (m, 3 H), 1.75–1.60 (m, 1 H), 1.54–1.40 (m, 2 H); 13C NMR (CDCl3):
δ 172.7, 155.8, 136.2, 128.6, 128.2, 128.1, 67.1, 53.6, 52.5, 32.7, 31.6, 26.0, 6.1;
ESI-MS (m/z): 406 (M + H)+, 423 (M + NH4)+, 428 (M + Na)+, 833 (2 × M +
Na)+; HRMS (FAB, m/z): calcd. for C15H21NO4I, 406.0515 (M + H)+; observed,
406.0509.
(S)-(+)-Methyl-2-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-6-{[tert-butoxy carbonyl)-
amino]oxy}hexanoate (9)
NaH (dry 95%, 0.598 g, 24.94 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added in three portions
to a 0◦C cooled solution of tert-butyl-N-hydroxycarbamate (8, 4.14 g, 31.17 g, 2.5
equiv.) dissolved in THF (100 mL) under nitrogen. After stirring the mixture for
30 min, a solution of (S)-(+)-7 (5.02 g, 12.47 mmol) dissolved in THF (80 mL)
was added via double-ended needle at 0◦C over a 5-min period. After stirring
the mixture for 3 h, the cooling bath was removed and the mixture allowed to
warm to room temperature. Stirring was continued for an additional 12 h. The
mixture was diluted with EtOAc (1 L) and washed with brine (3 × 100 mL),
dried (MgSO4), and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The crude compound was
dissolved in MeCH-0.1% aq trifluoroacetic acid (100 mL, 70:30 ratio) and purified
by preparative RP HPLC (MeCN:0.1% aq trifluoroacetic acid/50:50, 45.0 mL/min
at 225). The product was lyophilized to afford 3.71 g of (S)-(+)-9 in 73% yield as
a colorless viscous oil. Analytical RP HPLC: MeCN:aq trifluoroacetic acid/50:50,
2.0 mL/min at 225, tR: 9.61 min, >99%; [α]23 + 1.54 (c 0.78, CHCl3); 1H NMR
D
(CDCl3): δ 7.38–7.32 (m, 5 H), 5.41 (d, 1 H, J = 8.4 Hz), 5.11 (s, 2 H), 4.41–4.36
(m, 1 H), 3.83 (t, 2 H, J = 6.3 Hz), 3.75 (s, 3 H), 3.02 (br s, 1 H), 1.92–1.40
(m, 6 H), 1.47 (s, 9 H); 13C NMR (CDCl3): δ 172.9, 157.0, 156.0, 136.2, 128.5,
128.2, 128.1, 81.8, 76.1, 67.0, 53.5, 52.4, 32.3, 28.2, 27.3, 21.6; ESI-MS (m/z): 411