High yielding synthesis of dehydroamino acid and dehydropeptide derivatives

PMT Ferreira, HÔLS Maia, LÝS Monteiro

Index: Ferreira, Paula M.T.; Maia, Hernani L.S.; Monteiro, Luis S.; Sacramento, Joana Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1999 , # 24 p. 3697 - 3703

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Citation Number: 56

Abstract

By using a 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) catalysed reaction of β-hydroxyamino acid derivatives with tert-butyl pyrocarbonate [(Boc) 2O], dehydroamino acid derivatives are obtained in high yields. The same methodology applied to dipeptides with a β-hydroxyamino acid residue gives the corresponding dipeptides with a dehydroamino acid residue.