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Solution and Solid Phase Synthesis of Unusual a-Amino Acids From

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<strong>and</strong> subsequent formation <strong>of</strong> the Glactarn is a well known method which would provide<br />

the relative stereochemistry <strong>of</strong> the dihydroxy derivatives 4.100 <strong>and</strong> 4.101.<br />

The fl-hydroxyglutarnic acid derivative 4.1û4 was synthesized by Reformatsky<br />

reaction <strong>of</strong> 3.42 with the organozinc derivative <strong>of</strong> t-butyl bromoacetate to give a 93:7<br />

ratio <strong>of</strong> threo (2S,3R):erythro (2S,3S) B-hydroxyglutamic acid denvative 4.104 in 75%<br />

yield over huo steps (Scheme 4.26)" The addition <strong>of</strong> lithium t-butyl acetate9' failed to<br />

fùmish the desired product, instead giving a complex mixture <strong>of</strong> products that were not<br />

isolated. Ali three groups were simultaneously deprotected upon treatment with TMSI to<br />

give 2S,3R-j3-hydroxyglutamic acid 4.7 in 82% yield <strong>and</strong> >98% ee.<br />

Scheme 4.26<br />

Epoxidation <strong>of</strong> the a$-unsaturated ester 497 was attempted as an alternative<br />

means <strong>of</strong> tùctionalizing the protected glutamate but was unsuccessful. Both nucleophilic<br />

<strong>and</strong> non-nucleophilic conditions were explored including 10% NaHC03 <strong>and</strong> H202,<br />

K2C03 <strong>and</strong> tBuOOH, dimethyldioxirane @MW) <strong>and</strong> m-chloro~erox~benzoic acid<br />

(MCPBA) <strong>and</strong> NaHC03. Previous attempts from Our group to epoxidize Fmoc-Glu(p,y-<br />

dehydro)(OMe)OBO ester also reportedly failed? Presurnably the umactivity <strong>of</strong> 4.97 to<br />

epoxidation is due to a combination <strong>of</strong> the electron deficiency <strong>of</strong> the a$-unsaturated<br />

ester 4.97 <strong>and</strong> stenc factors.

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