A concise synthesis of photoactivatable 4-aroyl-L-phenylalanines.
An efficient preparation of the title compounds from 4-iodo-L-phenylalanines using a carbonylative Stille cross-coupling reaction as the key-step is described.
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Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici e Centro di Studio per la Chimica del Farmaco del C.N.R., Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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D001577:Benzophenones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis
D001577:Benzophenones; D010649:Phenylalanine