作者:Chicheng Ma、Mark G. Steinmetz、Qing Cheng、Vasanthi Jayaraman
DOI:10.1021/ol020227u
日期:2003.1.1
Carboxylate groups incorporated at the position alpha to the keto carbonyl of alpha-keto amides 1 were photochemically cleaved in aqueous media to give carboxylic acids in 70-90% yields with quantum yields of 0.3. The cleavage coproducts were diastereomeric hemiacetals 2. Prompt release of acetate and gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA) in buffer was observed by difference FT-IR spectroscopy upon 355 nm laser flash photolysis. The time-constant for release of GABA was <30 ms.