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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of each enantiomer of orthogonally protected 4,4-difluoroglutamic acid: a candidate monomer for chiral Bronsted acid peptide-based catalysts.


ABSTRACT: We have accomplished an asymmetric synthesis of each enantiomer of 4,4-difluoroglutamic acid. This ?-amino acid has been of interest in medicinal chemistry circles. Key features of the synthesis include highly scalable procedures, a Reformatsky-based coupling reaction, and straightforward functional group manipulations to make the parent amino acid. Enantioenrichment derives from an enzymatic resolution of the synthetic material. Conversion of the optically enriched compounds to orthogonally protected forms allows for the selective formation of peptide bonds. 4,4-Difluoroglutamic acid, in a suitably protected form, is also shown to exhibit enhanced catalytic activity in both an oxidation reaction and a reduction reaction, in comparison to the analogous glutamic acid derivative.

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3228520 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of each enantiomer of orthogonally protected 4,4-difluoroglutamic acid: a candidate monomer for chiral Brønsted acid peptide-based catalysts.

Li Yang Y   Miller Scott J SJ  

The Journal of organic chemistry 20111109 23


We have accomplished an asymmetric synthesis of each enantiomer of 4,4-difluoroglutamic acid. This α-amino acid has been of interest in medicinal chemistry circles. Key features of the synthesis include highly scalable procedures, a Reformatsky-based coupling reaction, and straightforward functional group manipulations to make the parent amino acid. Enantioenrichment derives from an enzymatic resolution of the synthetic material. Conversion of the optically enriched compounds to orthogonally pro  ...[more]

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