Cyclisation of meta-phenylene-bis-alanine derivatives

Abstract

The cyclisation of a meta-phenylene-bis-alanine derivative with several different spacer moieties was investigated. A large difference in the ease of cyclisation was observed depending on which path of cyclisation was chosen. NMR studies indicate that the closed-loop molecules adopt folded conformations with the loop directly above the aromatic ring plane.

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