Synthesis 2013; 45(9): 1256-1260
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338473
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Peptidoyl Benzotriazolide-Mediated Acylation of Nitrile-Activated Methylene Groups

Sandhyamayee Sahu
a   Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA   Fax: +1(352)3929199   Email: katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
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Iryna O. Lebedyeva
a   Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA   Fax: +1(352)3929199   Email: katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
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Siva S. Panda
a   Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA   Fax: +1(352)3929199   Email: katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
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Alan R. Katritzky*
a   Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA   Fax: +1(352)3929199   Email: katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
b   Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Publication History

Received: 18 December 2012

Accepted after revision: 05 March 2013

Publication Date:
09 April 2013 (online)


Abstract

Peptidoyl benzotriazoles permit the acylation of active methylene groups of nitriles to provide CH-acylated nitrile enols from α-amino acids or from di- or tripeptides with no loss of chirality.

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