Abstract
The use of carboxylates in the carbodiimide-mediated coupling to amines was investigated. The addition of pyridinium p -toluenesulfonate (PPTS) and a tertiary amine was found to significantly improve acylation yields by up to 70%.
Key words
amides - coupling - carbodiimides - carboxylates - solid-phase synthesis
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General Procedure for the Carbodiimide-Mediated Amidation: The carboxylic acid or carboxylate was diluted/suspended in DMF to yield a 0.1 M concentration. Under stirring HOBt (1 equiv), PPTS (specified amount), carbodiimide (1 equiv) and DIPEA (2 equiv when mentioned) was added. After 10 min 1 equiv of amine was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 4 h and analyzed by RP-HPLC.
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