Synfacts 2021; 17(02): 0229
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1706108
Peptide Chemistry

Dipeptides Synthesis by Using Phosphazene Bases to Enhance the Solubility of Amino Acids

Autoren

    Rezensent(en):
  • Hisashi Yamamoto

  • An Wu

Palomo C, *, Palomo AL, *, Palomo F, Mielgo A. Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado, Spain
Soluble α-Amino Acid Salts in Acetonitrile: Practical Technology for the Production of Some Dipeptides.

Org. Lett. 2002;
4: 4005-4008
DOI: 10.1021/ol020136x
 

Significance

α-Amino acids are widely used in organic chemistry. However, the low solubility of free amino acids causes some problems in organic synthesis. In 2002, a method to enhance the solubility of amino acids in organic media by using phosphazene bases was reported.


Comment

Some dipeptides can be synthesized from free amino acids in acetonitrile when phos­phazene bases are used to increase solubility. The yields of the target peptides are excellent. This strategy might be useful in other reactions involving α-amino acids.




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20. Januar 2021

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