Synthesis of chiral α-amino acids <i>via</i> Pd( <scp>ii</scp> )-catalyzed enantioselective C–H arylation of α-aminoisobutyric acid
Ziyu Zhang, Tao Zhang, Yuxin Ouyang, Lü Peng, Jennifer X. Qiao, Jin‐Quan Yu
Abstract
Non-natural chiral α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids (α,α-AAs) constitute an attractive α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) replacement for improving bioavailability of linear peptides as therapeutics due to the helical structures of the formed peptides.
Topics & Concepts
Enantioselective synthesisCatalysisChemistryAminoisobutyric acidStereochemistryAmino acidPalladiumCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis