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De Jesus IS, Vélez JAC, Pissinati EF, Correia JTM, Rivera DG, Paixao MW. Recent Advances in Photoinduced Modification of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300322. [PMID: 38279622 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
Abstract
The chemical modification of biopolymers like peptides and proteins is a key technology to access vaccines and pharmaceuticals. Similarly, the tunable derivatization of individual amino acids is important as they are key building blocks of biomolecules, bioactive natural products, synthetic polymers, and innovative materials. The high diversity of functional groups present in amino acid-based molecules represents a significant challenge for their selective derivatization Recently, visible light-mediated transformations have emerged as a powerful strategy for achieving chemoselective biomolecule modification. This technique offers numerous advantages over other methods, including a higher selectivity, mild reaction conditions and high functional-group tolerance. This review provides an overview of the most recent methods covering the photoinduced modification for single amino acids and site-selective functionalization in peptides and proteins under mild and even biocompatible conditions. Future challenges and perspectives are discussed beyond the diverse types of photocatalytic transformations that are currently available.
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Affiliation(s)
- Iva S De Jesus
- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata & G, Havana, 10400, Cuba
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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Jing R, Powell WC, Fisch KJ, Walczak MA. Desulfurative Borylation of Small Molecules, Peptides, and Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22354-22360. [PMID: 37812507 PMCID: PMC10594600 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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We introduce a direct conversion of alkyl thiols into boronic acids, facilitated by a water-soluble phosphine, 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), in conjunction with tetrahydroxydiboron (B2(OH)4), acting as both a radical initiator and a boron source. This desulfurative borylation reaction has been successfully applied to various substrates, including cysteine residues in oligopeptides and small proteins, primary alkyl thiols found in pharmaceutical compounds, disulfides, and selenocysteine. Optimization of reaction conditions was undertaken to reduce the formation of unwanted reactions, such as the reduction of alanyl or other primary radicals, and to prevent deleterious reactions between the phosphine and N-terminal amine that lead to methylene adducts by utilizing a buffer containing glycine-glycine (GG) dipeptide. The developed method is characterized by its operational simplicity and robustness. Moreover, its compatibility with various functional groups present in peptides and proteins makes it a promising tool for late-stage functionalization, extending its potential application across a broad spectrum of chemical and biological targets.
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- Ruiheng Jing
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Zhu F, Miller E, Powell WC, Johnson K, Beggs A, Evenson GE, Walczak MA. Umpolung Ala
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Reagents for the Synthesis of Non‐Proteogenic Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207153. [PMID: 35653581 PMCID: PMC9329247 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Non-proteogenic amino acids and functionalized peptides are important motifs in modern drug discovery. Here we report that AlaB can serve as universal building blocks in the synthesis of a diverse collection of modified amino acids, peptides, and proteins. First, we develop the synthesis of AlaB from redox-active esters of aspartic acid resulting in a series of β-boronoalanine derivatives. Next, we show that AlaB can be integrated into automated oligopeptide solid-phase synthesis. AlaB is compatible with common transformations used in preparative peptide chemistry such as native chemical ligation and radical desulfurization as showcased by total synthesis of AlaB -containing ubiquitin. Furthermore, AlaB reagents participate in Pd-catalyzed reactions, including C-C cross-couplings and macrocyclizations. Taken together, AlaB synthons are practical reagents to access modified peptides, proteins, and in the synthesis of cyclic/stapled peptides.
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- Feng Zhu
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA
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Zhu F, Miller E, Powell W, Johnson K, Beggs A, Evenson G, Walczak MA. Umpolung AlaB Reagents for the Synthesis of Non‐Proteogenic Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Feng Zhu
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs CHINA
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 215 UCB 80309 Boulder UNITED STATES
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Hsiao YT, Beadle J, Pascoe C, Annadate R, Vederas JC. Decarboxylative Radical Addition to Methylideneoxazolidinones for Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Selectively Protected Diamino Diacids. Org Lett 2021; 23:7270-7273. [PMID: 34491060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Syntheses of stereochemically pure and selectively protected diamino diacids can be achieved by redox decarboxylation of distal N-hydroxyphthalimide esters of protected aspartic, glutamic or α-aminoadipic acids via radical addition to methylideneoxazolidinones. The products are useful for solid-supported syntheses of robust bioactive carbocyclic peptide analogs. Yields of reactive primary radical addition are superior to those of more stabilized radicals, and the reaction fails if the alkylideneoxazolidinone has a methyl substituent on its terminus (i.e., 13a/13b).
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- Yu-Ting Hsiao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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Zhu F, Powell WC, Jing R, Walczak MA. Organometallic Ala M Reagents for Umpolung Peptide Diversification. CHEM CATALYSIS 2021; 1:870-884. [PMID: 34738092 PMCID: PMC8562471 DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2021.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Selective modifications of peptides and proteins have emerged as a promising strategy to develop novel mechanistic probes and prepare compounds with translational potentials. Here, we report alanine carbastannatranes AlaSn as a universal synthon in various C-C and C-heteroatom bond-forming reactions. These reagents are compatible with peptide manipulation techniques and can undergo chemoselective conjugation in minutes when promoted by Pd(0). Despite their increased nucleophilicity and propensity to transfer the alkyl group, C(sp3)-C(sp2) coupling with AlaSn can be accomplished at room temperature under buffered conditions (pH 6.5-8.5). We also show that AlaSn can be easily transformed into several canonical L- and D-amino acids in arylation, acylation, and etherification reactions. Furthermore, AlaSn can partake in macrocyclizations exemplified by the synthesis of medium size cyclic peptides with various topologies. Taken together, metalated alanine AlaSn demonstrates unparalleled scope and represents a new type of umpolung reagents suitable for structure-activity relationship studies and peptide diversification.
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- Feng Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. C
- These authors contributed equally
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
- These authors contributed equally
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
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Delgado JAC, Correia JTM, Pissinati EF, Paixão MW. Biocompatible Photoinduced Alkylation of Dehydroalanine for the Synthesis of Unnatural α-Amino Acids. Org Lett 2021; 23:5251-5255. [PMID: 34152782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A site-selective alkylation of dehydroalanine to access protected unnatural amino acids is described. The protocol is characterized by the wide nature of alkyl radicals employed, mild conditions, and functional group compatibility. This protocol is further extended to access peptides, late-stage functionalization of pharmaceuticals, and enantioenriched amino acids.
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- José A C Delgado
- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos-UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235-SP-310, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos-UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235-SP-310, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos-UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235-SP-310, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos-UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235-SP-310, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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Edelstein EK, Rankic DA, Dudley CC, McMinn SE, Adpressa DA. Synthesis of Proline Analogues via Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Emma K. Edelstein
- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Zhang O, Schubert JW. Derivatization of Amino Acids and Peptides via Photoredox-Mediated Conjugate Addition. J Org Chem 2020; 85:6225-6232. [PMID: 32268730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Unnatural amino acids are key building blocks in therapeutically relevant peptides. Thus, the development of novel methods to increase the structural diversity of the unnatural amino acid pool is needed. Herein, a photoredox-mediated decarboxylative radical conjugate addition to dehydroalanine derivatives is disclosed. Mild, robust, and general conditions were identified and applied to the diastereoselective synthesis of unnatural amino acids and the late-stage derivatization of a tripeptide.
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- Olivia Zhang
- Department of Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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Bogart JW, Bowers AA. Dehydroamino acids: chemical multi-tools for late-stage diversification. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:3653-3669. [PMID: 30849157 PMCID: PMC6637761 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob03155j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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α,β-Dehydroamino acids (dhAAs) are noncanonical amino acids that are found in a wide array of natural products and can be easily installed into peptides and proteins. dhAAs exhibit remarkable synthetic flexibility, readily undergoing a number of reactions, such as polar and single-electron additions, transition metal catalyzed cross-couplings, and cycloadditions. Because of the relatively mild conditions required for many of these reactions, dhAAs are increasingly being used as orthogonal chemical handles for late-stage modification of biomolecules. Still, only a fraction of the chemical reactivity of dhAAs has been exploited in such biorthogonal applications. Herein, we provide an overview of the broad spectrum of chemical reactivity of dhAAs, with special emphasis on recent efforts to adapt such transformations for biomolecules such as natural products, peptides, and proteins. We also discuss examples of enzymes from natural product biosynthetic pathways that have been found to catalyze many similar reactions; these enzymes provide mild, regio- and stereoselective, biocatalytic alternatives for future development. We anticipate that the continued investigation of the innate reactivity of dhAAs will furnish a diverse portfolio dhAA-based chemistries for use in chemical biology and drug discovery.
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- Jonathan W Bogart
- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Key HM, Miller SJ. Site- and Stereoselective Chemical Editing of Thiostrepton by Rh-Catalyzed Conjugate Arylation: New Analogues and Collateral Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acids. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:15460-15466. [PMID: 28975793 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The synthesis of complex, biologically active molecules by catalyst-controlled, selective functionalization of complex molecules is an emerging capability. We describe the application of Rh-catalyzed conjugate arylation to the modification of thiostrepton, a complex molecule with potent antibacterial properties for which few analogues are known. By this approach, we achieve the site- and stereoselective functionalization of one subterminal dehydroalanine residue (Dha16) present in thiostrepton. The broad scope of this method enabled the preparation and isolation of 24 new analogues of thiostrepton, the biological testing of which revealed that the antimicrobial activity of thiostrepton tolerates the alteration of Dha16 to a range of amino acids. Further analysis of this Rh-catalyzed process revealed that use of sodium or potassium salts was crucial for achieving high stereoselectivity. The catalyst system was studied further by application to the synthesis of amino esters and amides from dehydroalanine monomers, a process which was found to occur with up to 93:7 er under conditions milder than those previously reported for analogous reactions. Furthermore, the addition of the same sodium and potassium salts as applied in the case of thiostrepton leads to a nearly full reversal of the enantioselectivity of the reaction. As such, this study of site-selective catalysis in a complex molecular setting also delivered synergistic insights in the arena of enantioselective catalysis. In addition, these studies greatly expand the number of known thiostrepton analogues obtained by any method and reveal a high level of functional group tolerance for metal-catalyzed, site-selective modifications of highly complex natural products.
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- Hanna M Key
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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Ferreira PMT, Monteiro LS, Pereira G, Castanheira EMS, Frost CG. Synthesis of Fluorescent Alanines by a Rhodium-Catalysed Conjugate Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Dehydroalanine Derivatives. European J Org Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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