The invention concerns perfluoro-lower-alkyl derivatives of amino acids. A new synthetic route is provided for preparing .alpha.-aminotrifluoromethylketones, by converting .alpha.-amino acids to oxazolidin-5-ones which are then reacted with Ruppert's Reagent. Fluorinated derivatives of amino acids and peptides are shown to have a new property of inhibiting or inactivating metallo-.beta.-lactamase enzymes, and are thus valuable components of antibacterial formulations. Certain of the trifluoromethyl derivatives of amino acids are new compounds per se.
本发明涉及
氨基酸的
全氟较低烷基衍
生物。提供了一种新的合成路线,用于制备α-
氨基三
氟甲基酮,通过将
α-氨基酸转化为
噁唑烷-5-酮,然后与鲁珀特试剂反应。显示
氟化
氨基酸和肽的衍
生物具有抑制或失活
金属β-内酰胺酶酶的新属性,因此是抗菌制剂中有价值的组分。某些
氨基酸的三
氟甲基衍
生物是新的化合物本身。