A diastereoselective radical cyclisation approach to pyroglutamates

K Goodall, A F Parsons

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Abstract

The 5-endo radical cyclisation of pyruvic acid derived dehydroalanines which contain chiral ester auxiliaries is reported. Cyclisation of the menthol ester derivative using Bu(3)SnH at 80 degrees C proceeded with low diastereoselectivity (1.75:1) but the selectivity could be increased to 6:1 on cyclisation of the corresponding 8-phenylmethyl ester at 20 degrees C. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-494
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume38
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jan 1997

Keywords

  • ALPHA-AMINO-ACIDS
  • ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION
  • ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES
  • LEWIS-ACID
  • CYCLIZATION
  • ESTERS
  • DEHYDROALANINE
  • AMIDES
  • STEREOSELECTIVITY
  • ORGANOBORANES

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