α-Sulfonpeptide
α-Sulfonopeptides:
Backbone modified peptides in which at least one of the aminoacids is replaced by one or more α-aminosulfonic acids are called α-sulfonopeptides. Due to the tetrahedral geometry around the sulphur atom those peptidomimetics resemble the intermediate for the peptide bond hydrolysis and therefore they are also called transition state isosteres[1]. Thus α-sulfonopeptides might be, just like the more intensively studied β-sulfonopeptides[2] and vinylogous sulfonopeptides[3], candidates for protease inhibitors with potential therapeutic application. However, the synthesis of α-sulfonopeptides has remained, except for an approach by Curtius Rearrangement[4], elusive due to the susceptibility of α-aminosulfonic acids to decomposition during the activation of the sulfonic acid group[4],[5]. In order to circumvent the activation of the sulfonic acid group we are investigating, among other methods, the electrophilic amination of N-protected α-amino sulfinates[5],[6],as reported by Mulliez et al., further.
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[5] F. J. M. Dujols, M. E. Mulliez, J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 5648–5649
[6] M. Mulliez, WO 98/04522 A1, 1998