Paula M. T. Ferreira, Hernâni L. S. Maia, Luís S. Monteiro and Joana Sacramento
By using a 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) catalysed reaction of β-hydroxyamino acid derivatives with tert- butyl pyrocarbonate [(Boc)2O], dehydroamino acid derivatives are obtained in high yields. The same methodology applied to dipeptides with a β-hydroxyamino acid residue gives the corresponding dipeptides with a dehydroamino acid residue.