146983-84-8Relevant articles and documents
Photochemistry of N-phthaloyl derivatives of methionine
Griesbeck, Axel G.,Mauder, Harald,Mueller, Ingrid,Peters, Eva-Maria,Peters, Karl,Von Schnering, Hans Georg
, p. 453 - 456 (1993)
Photocarboxylation of N-phthaloyl derivatives of methionine sulfoxide 1b and methionine sulfone 1c was observed in acetone as the major reaction. For 1a a fast electron transfer initiated cyclization which leads to the bicyclization product 3 (X-ray structure)was observed in the sensitized photolysis. Direct photolysis of 1a leads preferentially to the tricylic product 4 and the decarboxylation product 5. The methionine methyl ester 6a-c showed electon transfer initiated cyclization (for 6a) and disproportionation (for 6b), whereas 6c proved to be photostable.
Photochemical transformations of proteinogenic and non-proteinogenic amino acids
Griesbeck, Axel G.
, p. 272 - 283 (2007/10/03)
The photochemistry of N-activated enantiomerically pure α-amino acids is described with emphasis on chemo-, regio-, stereo-, and spin selectivity. An especially valuable chromophore is the phthalimido group. The first excited singlet states are short-lived and deactivated (chemically) via homolytic CH cleavage or (physically) via electron-transfer steps. The first excited triplet states are chemically deactivated via electron-transfer reactions and subsequent deprotonation/coupling steps. A wide variety of product types were synthesized, and potential target molecules were available by tuning the reaction conditions. Also remote groups can be activated by means of electron-transfer steps, which represents an attractive new synthetic protocol for macrocyclization.