N-protected γ-amino-β-keto-esters were synthesized from the corresponding N-protected N-carboxyanhydride (UNCAs) by reaction with the lithium enolate of ethyl acetate in good yields. These compounds are precursors of statine derivatives.
N-protected α-alkyl-γ-amino-β-keto-esters were synthesized from the corresponding N-urethane protected N-carboxyanhydride (UNCAs) by reaction with lithium enolates in fairly good yields. These compounds are candidates for mimicking the transition state analogue in enzyme inhibitors. They constitute, however, interesting and diverse building blocks for using in combinatorial chemistry.
Lerchen, Hans-Georg; Von Dem Bruch, Karsten, Journal fur Praktische Chemie (Weinheim), 2000, vol. 342, # 8, p. 753 - 760
作者:Lerchen, Hans-Georg、Von Dem Bruch, Karsten
DOI:——
日期:——
Base-Induced Dimerization of Urethane-Protected Amino Acid <i>N</i>-Carboxanhydrides
作者:Johann J. Leban、Kimberly L. Colson
DOI:10.1021/jo951260f
日期:1996.1.1
tert-Butyloxycarbonyl-protected N-carboxanhydrides of amino acids dimerize in the presence of base in aprotic media to form 3,5-dialkyl-2,4-dioxo-1-pyrrolidine analogs. Depending on the nature of the base, different ratios of isomers were obtained. The reaction with lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide lead to one isomer only. After deprotection of the tert-butyloxycarbonyl groups and coupling of (benzyloxycarbonyl)valine, a homogeneous product was obtained. Reduction with sodium borohydride again gave a homogeneous product. Nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography identified the stereochemistry in positions 3 and 5 of the pyrolidine as Z. When 1, 8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene was used as the base, the condensation led to a 1:3 ratio of isomers. The major isomer was different from the one obtained with lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide. The (benzyloxycarbonyl)valine derivative from this compound was obtained as a 1:1 mixture of isomers, leading to the conclusion that this condensation product was an enantiomeric mixture of the E isomers. The pure Z isomer from the lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide reaction was converted to a mixture of Z and E isomers in a ratio of 1:3 when, treated with 1,8-diazabizycol[5.4.0]undec-7-ene. The (benzyloxycarbonyl)valine derivative of the E isomer from this conversion was again a 1:1 mixture; therefore, the Z isomer obtained with lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide was believed to have been an enantiomeric mixture. Several other examples indicated that this reaction occurred also with other tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected N-carboxy-anhydrides.