摘要:
                                The synthesis of novel dipeptidyl alpha-fluorovinyl sulfones using a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons approach on N-Boc-L-phenylalaninal is described. Inhibitory assays against a Leishmania mexicana cysteine protease (CPB2.8 Delta CTE) revealed low biological activity. Relative rates of Michael additions of 2'-(phenethyl) thiol with vinyl sulfone and alpha-fluorovinyl sulfone were determined, and ab initio calculations on several Michael acceptor model structures were performed; both were in agreement with the biological testing results. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.