Radical reactions leading to substituted pyroglutamates

S R Baker, A F Parsons, M Wilson

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Abstract

The Bu3SnH mediated cyclisation of a serine-derived dehydroalanine was shown to provide an efficient approach to a protected 4-phenylpyroglutamate which was elaborated to 4-phenylglutamic acid in good yield. Cyclisation reactions of this type were shown to proceed via an intermediate captodative radical which could be trapped intermolecularly using an alkene e.g. styrene or methyl methacrylate. This method has potential for the synthesis of various 4- and/or 2-substituted glutamic acids. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2815-2818
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume39
Issue number18
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 1998

Keywords

  • ATOM TRANSFER CYCLIZATION
  • GAMMA-LACTAMS
  • N-ALLYLTRICHLOROACETAMIDES
  • 5-MEMBERED LACTAMS
  • ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS
  • ROUTE
  • ACID
  • (-)-TRACHELANTHAMIDINE
  • PYRROLIDINONES
  • TEMPERATURE

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