title: A practical synthesis of Nalpha-Fmoc-L-pyrazinylalanine via Schöllkopf's chiral auxiliary.
abstract: A practical, gram-scale synthesis of L-pyrazinylalanine (Paa) is described, utilizing Schöllkopf's D-valine-derived bis-lactim ether chiral auxiliary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neelamkavil
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Mowery
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hirschmann
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C501756:N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)pyrazinylalanine; D011719:Pyrazines; D000409:Alanine