title: A concise synthesis of photoactivatable 4-aroyl-L-phenylalanines.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici e Centro di Studio per la Chimica del Farmaco del C.N.R., Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ortar
mesh_terms: D001577:Benzophenones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D001577:Benzophenones; D010649:Phenylalanine