Open AccessSelective Photocyclization of Amino Acids in Dipeptides
Author(s) -
Stephan P. A. Sauer,
Christian Staehelin,
Christof B. Wyss,
Bernd Giese
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1997.23
Subject(s) - amino acid , valine , chemistry , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , biochemistry
Amino acids in dipeptides which are substituted at the N-atom by a benzoylalkyl group can be selectively photocyclized via a triplet biradical. With valine as amino acid the cyclization leads mainly to one product out of eight possible isomers.