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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pu Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2598404 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pu Qinglin Q Wilson Emerald E Zercher Charles K CK
Tetrahedron 20080801 35
Sequential exposure of a zinc-organometallic intermediate, generated through a zinc carbenoid-mediated chain extension reaction of a beta-keto carbonyl, to trimethylsilylchloride and iodine provided regioselective formation of an alpha-iodomethyl-gamma-keto carbonyl. The iodomethyl functionality can be further manipulated to provide side chains that are potential mimics of alpha-amino acid side chains. ...[more]