N-(Cbz- and Fmoc-α-aminoacyl)benzotriazoles:: Stable derivatives enabling peptide coupling of Tyr, Trp, Cys, Met, and Gln with free amino acids in aqueous media with complete retention of chirality
Crystalline, chirally stable N-(Cbz- and Fmoc-alpha-aminoacyl)benzotriazoles 2a-f, activated derivatives of Tyr, Trp, Cys, Met and Gln undergo peptide coupling in aqueous media with unprotected L-Ala-OH and L-Phe-OH to give the chiral dipeptides in 70-98% yield. A convenient and efficient procedure under mild reaction conditions for the preparation of 2a-f in 72-95% yield utilizes N-Cbz- or N-Fmoc-protected alpha-amino acids 1a-f.