Amino acids esterification reactions

Amino acids undergo reactions characteristic of the amino group (e.g., amide formation) and the carboxyl group (e.g., esterification). Amino acid side chains undergo reactions characteristic of the functional groups they contain. 

Ionic liquids are emerging as viable media, in in roving various organic reactions as green solvents or catalysts, and have shown promising applications in many chemical processes. This study, for the first time, shows the use of ionic liquid [EtPy][Cp3COO] as an excellent catalyst for the esterification of amino acids. Esterification of several amino acids was achieved with very good yields. 

Predict products of the following reactions of amino acids esterification, acylation, reaction with ninhydrin. 

REACTIONS OF a-AMINO ACIDS Esterification of the a-Carboxyl Group Acetylation of the a-Amino Group... 

The exchange resins 6nd application in (i) the purification of water (cation-exchange resin to remove salts, followed by anion-exchange resin to remove free mineral acids and carbonic acid), (ii) removal of inorganic impurities from organic substances, (iii) in the partial separation of amino acids, and (iv) as catalysts in organic reactions (e.g., esterification. Section 111,102, and cyanoethylation. Section VI,22). 

Esterification, Amidation, and Acid Chloride Formation. Amino acids undergo these common reactions of the carboxyl group with due regard for the need for A/-protection. 

The procedure described is essentially that of Shioiri and Yamada. Diphenyl phosphorazidate is a useful and versatile reagent in organic synthesis. It has been used for racemlzatlon-free peptide syntheses, thiol ester synthesis, a modified Curtius reaction, an esterification of a-substituted carboxylic acld, formation of diketoplperazines, alkyl azide synthesis, phosphorylation of alcohols and amines,and polymerization of amino acids and peptides. - Furthermore, diphenyl phosphorazidate acts as a nitrene source and as a 1,3-dipole.An example in the ring contraction of cyclic ketones to form cycloalkanecarboxylic acids is presented in the next procedure, this volume. 

Each functional group of an amino acid exhibits all of its characteristic chemical reactions. For carboxylic acid groups, these reactions include the formation of esters, amides, and acid anhydrides for amino groups, acylation, amidation, and esterification and for —OH and —SH groups, oxidation and esterification. The most important reaction of amino acids is the formation of a peptide bond (shaded blue). 

Four different amino acids have been selected for esterification to study the effect of R-group substituent of amino acid on rate and ease of esterification. The four acids are alanine, serine, aspartic acid and lysine. Their respective esters were prepared by reported methods to authenticate and compare with those prepared by our method. Alanine was esterified with ethanol to yield the ethyl ester, keeping -NH3+ group intact. This was also confirmed by acidity of final reaction mixture (pH- 3.2). There was about 50% conversion of alanine to its ethyl ester. Further work on ester formation, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, is in process. 

H. Kise and H. Shirato, Enzymatic reactions in aqueous-organic media. V. Medium effect on the esterification of aromatic amino acids by a-chymotrypsin. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 10, 582-585 (1988). 

First law of thermodynamics, 24 645-648 First limiting amino acid, 2 601 First-order irreversible chemical kinetics, 25 286-287, 292-293 First-principle approach, in particle size measurement, 13 153 First sale doctrine, 7 793 Fischer, Emil, 16 768 Fischer carbene reaction, 24 35-36 Fischer esterification, 10 499 Fischer formula, 4 697 Fischer-Indole synthesis, 9 288 Fischer lock and key hypothesis, 24 38 Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis, 6 791, 827 12 431... 

FIGURE 3.18 Protection of carboxyl groups by esterification of amino acids (A) by acid-catalyzed reaction with alcohol. [Curtius 1888, Fisher 1906] with X = Cl for H-Xaa-OMe, X-Xaa-OEt, and H-Pro-OCH2Ph ... 

FIGURE 3.20 Protection of carboxyl groups by esterification of V-protected amino acids (A) by reaction of the anion with an alkyl halide or haloalkyl resin (R = resin) in dimethylformamide51 and (B) by tertiary amine-catalyzed reaction of a symmetrical anhydride with hydroxymethylphenyl-resin (R = resin).53 The intermediate is probably that depicted in Figure 3.19. Reaction (A) is applicable also to the carboxyl groups of peptides. 

During the first decade when solid-phase synthesis was executed using Fmoc/tBu chemistry, the first Fmoc-amino acid was anchored to the support by reaction of the symmetrical anhydride with the hydroxymethylphenyl group of the linker or support. Because this is an esterification reaction that does not occur readily, 4-dimethylaminopyridine was employed as catalyst. The basic catalyst caused up to 6% enantiomerization of the activated residue (see Section 4.19). Diminution of the amount of catalyst to one-tenth of an equivalent (Figure 5.21, A) reduced the isomerization substantially but did not suppress it completely. As a consequence, the products synthesized during that decade were usually contaminated with a small amount of the epimer. In addition, the basic catalyst was responsible for a second side reaction namely, the premature removal of Fmoc protector, which led to loading of some dimer of the first residue. Nothing could be done about the situation,... 

An alternative to the above is esterification by reaction of the salt of the Fmoc-amino acid with the halomethylphenyl-support (see Section 3.17). It was established in the 1960s that this method of esterifying A-alkoxycarbonylamino acids, which does not involve electrophilic activation, is not accompanied by enan-tiomerization. Examples of supports with haloalkyl linkers are bromomethylphe-noxymethyl-polystyrene and 2-chlorotrityl chloride resin (see Section 5.23). 

Activated esters of A-alkoxycarbonylamino acids are prepared by two approaches, activation of the acid followed by reaction with the hydroxy compound, and trans-esterification. Most of the products are stable enough to be purified by washing a solution of the ester in an organic solvent with aqueous solutions. A few that are not crystalline are purified by passage through a column of silica. The commonly used method for their preparation is addition of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to a cold mixture of the reactants in dimethylformamide or ethyl acetate. The first Boc-amino acid nitrophenyl esters were obtained using pyridine as solvent. Pyridine generates the nitrophenoxide ion that is more reactive. For one type of ester, 2-hydroxypyridino... 

A second method of activating the acid for esterification (see Section 7.6) is as the mixed anhydride. The mixed-anhydride reaction had been employed decades ago for preparing activated esters. However, it was never adopted because of its unreliability and the modest yields obtained. The method was fine-tuned (Figure 7.12), after reliable information on the properties of mixed anhydrides was acquired (see Section 2.8). Tertiary amine is required for esterification of the mixed anhydride to occur. The method is generally applicable, except for derivatives of asparagine, glutamine, and serine with unprotected side chains. The base also prevents decomposition that occurs when the activated derivative is a Boc-amino acid (see... 

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