title: Photochemically induced electron transfer (PET) catalyzed radical cyclization: a practical method for inducing structural changes in peptides by formation of cyclic amino acid derivatives.
abstract: A new radical cyclization reaction of unsaturated amino acid derivatives is presented. The reaction is induced by photoelectron transfer (PET) catalysis and proceeds, in comparison to commonly applied methods, under mild, nonoxidizing, and nontoxic conditions in neutral medium. This type of radical cyclization reaction can be used in peptide chemistry for inducing structural changes in peptides.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, D-10623 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blechert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steckhan
mesh_terms: D000598:Amino Acids, Cyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004583:Electrons; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000528:radiation effects; D010777:Photochemistry
chemical_list: D000598:Amino Acids, Cyclic; D005609:Free Radicals; D010455:Peptides