Convenient and efficient synthesis of Boc-/Z-/Fmoc-β-amino acids employing N-protected α-amino acid fluorides

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-294

  Ananda, K ^a   Gopi, H N ^a   Suresh Babu, V V ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

amino acid; aminodiazoketone; Acid fluoride method; Homologation; Protected amino acid; Wolff rearrangement

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; BETA AMINO ACID; DIAZOMETHANE; FLUORIDE;

ACYLATION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; DIAZOMETHANE; FLUORENES; FLUORINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034039789     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2000.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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