A carbene-yielding amino acid for incorporation into peptide photoaffinity reagents.
3-[p-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl]phenyl]alanine has been prepared in 10 steps from p-bromobenzyl alcohol. The alcohol was converted to 3-(alpha-iodo-p-tolyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-diazirine, which was used to alkylate N-(diphenylmethylene)glycine ethyl ester. After deprotection the amino...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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