Simple and stereospecific homologation of urethane-protected α-amino acids to their higher homologs using HBTU

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 230-236

  Vasanthakumar, G R ^a   Babu, Vommina V Suresh ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

2 (1H benzotriazole 1 yl) 1,1,3,3 tetramethyl uronium hexafluorophosphate; Arndt Eistert method; Coupling agents; Homologation; Wolff rearrangement; aminodiazomethane; amino acids

Indexed keywords

2 (1H BENZOTRIAZOLE 1 YL) 1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHYLURONIUM HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE; 9 FLUORENYLMETHYL CHLOROFORMATE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; ALPHA AMINODIAZOMETHANE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DIAZOMETHANE; N TERT BUTOXYCARBONYL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLID STATE; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038364002     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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