Abstract
We report the first example of the asymmetric synthesis of the β- substituted histidine, (2S,3S)-β-methylhistidine. A key in the synthesis is the use of the protecting group, 2-mesitylenesulfonyl (Mts-), for the imidazole ring to minimize epimerization during synthesis. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1307-1310 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 26 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Amino acids
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Chiral auxiliary
- Mesitylenesulfonyl
- β-substituted histidine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry