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Toward Enantiomerically Pure β-Seleno-α-amino Acids via Stereoselective <i>Se</i>-Michael Additions to Chiral Dehydroalanines

Paula Oroz, Claudio D. Navo, Alberto Avenoza, Jesús H. Busto, Francisco Corzana, Gonzalo Jiménez‐Osés, Jesús M. Peregrina

2020Organic Letters18 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

-Michael additions provide an excellent channel for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure selenocysteine (Sec) derivatives, which pose high potential for chemical biology applications.

Topics & Concepts

DiselenideMichael reactionDehydroalanineSelenocysteineStereoselectivityNucleophileConjugateChemistrySeleniumDiphenyl diselenideBicyclic moleculeCatalysisOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryStereochemistryAmino acidCysteineMathematicsBiochemistryEnzymeMathematical analysisOrganoselenium and organotellurium chemistryChemical Synthesis and AnalysisEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization