Synthesis of Ψ[CH(RF)NH]Gly-peptides: The dramatic effect of a single fluorine atom on the diastereocontrol of the key aza-Michael reaction

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 767-774

  Bigotti, Serena ^a   Meille, Stefano V ^a   Volonterio, Alessandro ^a   Zanda, Matteo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aza Michael; Electronegativity; Fluorine; Fluoroalkyl; Peptide bond surrogate; Peptidomimetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 50549087165     PISSN: 00221139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2008.06.018     Document Type: Article

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