CuI-Promoted One-Pot Synthesis of N-Boc Protected β-Ketotriazole Amino Acids: Application in the Synthesis of New Class of Dipeptidomimetics

Authors: M. Vishwanatha, T.; Narendra, N.; V. Sureshbabu, Vommina

Source: Protein and Peptide Letters, Volume 19, Number 3, March 2012 , pp. 308-314(7)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

One-pot click chemistry of Nα-Boc-bromomethylketones, NaN3 and propiolic acid affords N-Boc protected 1,4- disubstituted 1,2,3-β-ketotriazole acids in good to excellent yield. The use of CuI as catalyst and DMSO as solvent leads the click reaction to efficient, practical and column-free preparation of the title compounds. The utility of the resulting unnatural amino acids as building blocks to prepare triazole possessing peptidomimetics is also delineated.

Keywords: Nα-Boc-bromomethylketones; one-pot click chemistry; CuI; N-Boc-protected 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3β-ketotriazole; N-Boc-protected 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3β-ketotriazole amino acids; amino acids; peptidomimetics; nanotubes; halides; dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate; triazole

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986612799363172

Publication date: 2012-03-01

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