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J Org Chem. 2020 Sep 04;85(17):11047-11059. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01302. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Synthesis of Unprotected 2-Arylglycines by Transamination of Arylglyoxylic Acids with 2-(2-Chlorophenyl)glycine.

The Journal of organic chemistry

Haruki Inada, Masatoshi Shibuya, Yoshihiko Yamamoto

Affiliations

  1. Department of Basic Medicinal Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.

PMID: 32790313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01302

Abstract

The transamination of α-keto acids with 2-phenylglycine is an effective methodology for directly synthesizing unprotected α-amino acids. However, the synthesis of 2-arylglycines by transamination is problematic because the corresponding products, 2-arylglycines, transaminate the starting arylglyoxylic acids. Herein, we demonstrate the use of commercially available l-2-(2-chlorophenyl)glycine as the nitrogen source in the transamination of arylglyoxylic acids, producing the corresponding 2-arylglycines without interference from the undesired self-transamination process.

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