A stereoselective synthesis of alpha-deuterium-labelled (S)-alpha-amino acids.

Amino Acids

UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Published: August 2010

An atom-efficient and stereoselective synthesis has been developed for the preparation of alpha-2H-labelled (S)-alpha-amino acids, starting from a novel chiral diketopiperazine scaffold. Efficient mono-alkylation of the chiral template afforded the (S)-substituted adducts with the nature of the electrophile significantly effecting the stereochemical outcome. Subsequent alkylation was totally selective producing the 1,4-cis adduct as the sole diastereoisomer. The deprotection was carried out using cerium ammonium nitrate followed by acid hydrolysis affording the enantipure alpha-amino acids.

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