An efficient conversion of the carboxylic group of N-Fmoc α-amino acids/peptide acids into N-formamides employing isocyanates as key intermediates

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 9804-9807

  Sudarshan, N S ^a   Narendra, N ^a   Hemantha, H P ^a   Sureshbabu, Vommina V ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AMIDES; CATALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PEPTIDES;

FORMYL GROUP; ISOCYANATES; N-FORMAMIDES; PEPTIDE ACIDS;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID;

AMINO ACIDS; FORMAMIDES; ISOCYANATES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PEPTIDES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 36849093924     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo701371k     Document Type: Article

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