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An efficient strategy to orthogonally protected (R)- and (S)-α-methyl(alkyl)serine-containing peptides via a novel azlactone/oxazoline interconversion reaction
Obrecht, Daniel,Altorfer, Michael,Lehmann, Christian,Sch?nholzer, Peter,Müller, Klaus
, p. 4080 - 4086 (2007/10/03)
A novel strategy for the synthesis of (R)- and (S)-α-methyl(alkyl)serine-containing peptides is presented. Using (S)-phenylalanine cyclohexylamide 6 as chiral auxiliary, the optically pure azlactones (R)- and (S)-2 were synthesized via a novel azlactone/oxazoline interconversion reaction (Figures 3 and 6). These azlactones constitute fully protected and activated synthetic equivalents of (R)- and (S)-α-methylserine and can be directly incorporated into peptides without further protective group manipulations. Like other α,α-dialkylated glycines, optically pure α-alkylserines can be used to stabilize β-turn and α-helical conformations in short peptides.
A reinvestigation of the α-alkylation of 4-monosubstituted 2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones ('azlactones'): A general entry into highly functionalized α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids
Obrecht,Bohdal,Ruffieux,Muller
, p. 1423 - 1429 (2007/10/02)
Novel, more reliable and general reaction conditions for the α-alkylation of 4-monosubstituted 2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones (= 4-monosubstituted 2-phenyl-azlactones) rac-2 to 4,4-disubstituted 2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones rac-1 were found. Thus, a whole range of highly functionalized rac-1 were prepared in medium-to-good overall yields (40-90%). Azlactones rac-1 are ideal precursors for the synthesis of optically pure α,α-disubstituted (R)- and (S)-α-amino acids.
