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Fmoc-Tyr(3-I,Me)-OH was prepared in solution from
Boc-Tyr(3-I,Me)-OMe [31] through Boc group removal
followed by methyl ester hydrolysis and Fmoc protection
of the Nα-amino group. Fmoc-Tyr(3-I,Me)-OH was coupled
using COMU, Oxyma and DIPEA in DMF overnight. An
aliquot of resin 10 was cleaved providing the expected
linear peptide in 98% purity. Microwave-assisted intra-
molecular Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of 10 was carried out
using the same conditions for the macrocyclization of
resin 7. Mass spectrometry analysis of the crude reaction
mixture from cleavage of an aliquot of the resulting 11 revealed
the formation of the expected biaryl cyclic peptide 12 in
21% HPLC purity. Selective Boc group removal, macrolac-
tamization and final cleavage yielded the biaryl bicyclic peptide
3. Mass spectra showed a signal at [M + H]+ together with a
major one at [M − 18 + H]+ attributed to the fragmentation
of 3 during the analysis, as confirmed by tandem mass spec-
trometry.
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