Peptide-Catalyzed Conversion of Racemic Oxazol-5(4<i>H</i>)-ones into Enantiomerically Enriched α-Amino Acid Derivatives
作者:Anthony J. Metrano、Scott J. Miller
DOI:10.1021/jo402828f
日期:2014.2.21
We report the development and optimization of a tetrapeptide that catalyzes the methanolytic dynamic kinetic resolution of oxazol-5(4H)-ones (azlactones) with high levels of enantioinduction. Oxazolones possessing benzylic-type substituents were found to perform better than others, providing methyl ester products in 88:12 to 98:2 er. The mechanism of this peptide-catalyzed process was investigated through truncation studies and competition experiments. High-field NOESY analysis was performed to elucidate the solution-phase structure of the peptide, and we present a plausible model for catalysis.