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Peptide-catalyzed conversion of racemic oxazol-5(4 H)-ones into enantiomerically enriched α-amino acid derivatives
Metrano, Anthony J.,Miller, Scott J.
, p. 1542 - 1554 (2014/03/21)
We report the development and optimization of a tetrapeptide that catalyzes the methanolytic dynamic kinetic resolution of oxazol-5(4H)-ones (azlactones) with high levels of enantioinduction. Oxazolones possessing benzylic-type substituents were found to perform better than others, providing methyl ester products in 88:12 to 98:2 er. The mechanism of this peptide-catalyzed process was investigated through truncation studies and competition experiments. High-field NOESY analysis was performed to elucidate the solution-phase structure of the peptide, and we present a plausible model for catalysis.
SYNTHESIS OF FLUORINATED α-AMINO KETONES PART I: α-BENZAMIDOALKYL MONO- DI- AND TRIFLUOROMETHYL KETONES
Kolb, Michael,Barth, Jacqueline,Neises, Bernhard
, p. 1579 - 1582 (2007/10/02)
2-Phenyl-5(4H)-oxazolones, obtained from α-amino acids, are reacted with di- and trifluoro acetic anhydride by a modified Dakin-West procedure to yield in a one-pot reaction α-benzamidoalkyl-di- and trifluoromethyl ketones in good yields.The monofluoromethyl analogues were also prepared from α-amino acids, however the use of the highly toxic fluoroacetic anhydride was avoided.The key step is the halogen exchange reaction on the corresponding bromomethyl ketone.