Abstract
An important method for the N-tert-butoxycarbonyl protection of the amino functionality of α-alkylated prolines and other sterically hindered α,α-disubstituted amino acids has been developed in which the lipophilic base tetramethylammonium hydroxide is used to solubilize the otherwise insoluble zwitterionic amino acid in acetonitrile, thereby obviating the need for an aqueous medium.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3441-3444 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 13 1996 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supportebdyan NIH grant( NS20036t)o R.L.J. We thankP .W. Banresf or providings amples of compoundlsa and ld.