Stereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized (Z)-chloroalkene dipeptide isosteres containing an α,α-disubstituted amino acid

Stereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized (Z)-chloroalkene dipeptide isosteres containing an α,α-disubstituted amino acid

Yuki Kodama, Saki Imai, Junko Fujimoto, Kohei Sato, Nobuyuki Mase and Tetsuo NARUMI

Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 6915-6918.

Described here is the first stereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized chloroalkene dipeptide isosteres containing an α,α-disubstituted amino acid (ααAA). This synthesis requires the construction of a quaternary carbon center, and this challenge was achieved by the Aza-Darzens condensation of ketimine with α,α-dichloroenolate, producing 2-chloroaziridines with quaternary carbon centers including spirocyclic motifs, which are valuable for the previously elusive synthesis of various ααAA-containing chloroalkene isosteres.