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1: Int J Pept Protein Res. 1983 Jul;22(1):125-8.Links

Amino-acids condensations in the preparation of N alpha-9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonylamino-acids with 9-fluorenylmethylchloroformate.

Synthesis of N alpha-9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) amino-acids by reaction of free amino-acids (glycine and alanine) with 9-fluorenylmethylchloroformate leads to formation of small amounts of Fmoc-dipeptide which are difficult to eliminate by crystallization. The alternative way to prepare Fmoc-amino-acids by reacting the Fmoc-chloride first with sodium azide and then with the free amino-acid eliminates this side reaction, at least for glycine and alanine.

PMID: 6885246 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]