title: N-urethane-protected amino alkyl isothiocyanates: synthesis, isolation, characterization, and application to the synthesis of thioureidopeptides.
abstract: Synthetically useful N-Fmoc amino-alkyl isothiocyanates have been described, starting from protected amino acids. These compounds have been synthesized in excellent yields by thiocarbonylation of the monoprotected 1,2-diamines with CS2/TEA/p-TsCl, isolated as stable solids, and completely characterized. The procedure has been extended to the synthesis of amino alkyl isothiocyanates from Boc- and Z-protected amino acids as well. The utility of these isothiocyanates for peptidomimetics synthesis has been demonstrated by employing them in the preparation of a series of dithioureidopeptide esters. Boc-Gly-OH and Boc-Phe-OH derived isothiocyanates 9a and 9c have been obtained as single crystals and their structures solved through X-ray diffraction. They belong to the orthorhombic crystal system, and have a single molecule in the asymmetric unit (Z' = 1). 9a crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group Pbca, while 9c crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric space group P2(1)2(1)2(1).
authors.affiliation: Peptide Research Laboratory, Department of Studies in Chemistry, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560 001, India. hariccb@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Vommina V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Sureshbabu
authors.forename: Shankar A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hemantha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narendra
authors.forename: Ushati
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Tayur N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Guru Row
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D017879:Isothiocyanates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014520:Urethane / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017879:Isothiocyanates; D010455:Peptides; D014520:Urethane