10.1055/s-1993-25947
The study focuses on the synthesis of tetrahydropyridazinecarboxylic acid and its integration into peptides. The researchers used various chemicals, including di- and tripeptides containing (R, S)-tetrahydropyridazine-3-carboxylic acids, which were synthesized via protected y-formyl-a-hydrazinobutyric acids. These acids were obtained from acetals of ethyl 7-formylbutyrate or ethyl y-formyl-α-oxobutyrate. The study also involved the synthesis of non-proteinogenic amino acids such as (hydroxymethyl)serine, dehydrovaline, dehydroisoleucine, (S,S)-α,β-diaminobutyric acid, and (S)-tetrahydropyridazinecarboxylic acid. The researchers explored two approaches to synthesize tetrahydropyridazinecarboxylic acid, one involving the reduction of tert-butoxycarbonyl-hydrazones and the other using the acetal of ethyl 5-oxopentanoate. The study aimed to overcome difficulties encountered in the synthesis of peptides containing tetrahydropyridazinecarboxylic acid and to provide detailed experimental procedures for the synthesis of antrimycin D.