New route to pyroglutamates viaα-chloro amide radical cyclisation
Abstract
The tributyltin hydride mediated radical Cyclisation of N-(α-chloroacetamido)dehydroalanine derivatives prepared from serine proceeds regioselectively to give pyroglutamates in 47–74% yield– the cyclisation of the intermediate carbamoylmethyl radical proceeds in a ‘disfavoured’ 5-endo-trig manner.