α-Substitution effects on the ease of S→N-acyl transfer in aminothioesters.

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Department of Chemistry, Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA.

Published: May 2013

In S-acylcysteines and homocysteines, the efficacy and rate of S→N-acyl transfer (5 and 6 cyclic TSs) vary with the size of S-acyl group. Conformational and quantum chemical calculations indicate that the spatial distance, b(N-C), between the terminal amine and the thioester carbon is shortened by α-C(O)X (X = OH, OMe, NH2 ) substituents.

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