Carbamates selectivity

In each step of the usual C-to-N peptide synthesis the N-protecting group of the newly coupled amino acid must be selectively removed under conditions that leave all side-chain pro-teaing groups of the peptide intact. The most common protecting groups of side-chains (p. 229) are all stable towards 50% trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane, and this reagent is most commonly used for N -deprotection. Only /ert-butyl esters and carbamates ( = Boc) are solvolyzed in this mixture. 

Phenylcarbamates. Phenylcarbamate herbicides represent one of two subgroups of carbamate herbicides, the phenylcarbamates and the thiocarbamates (299). Both groups are prone to volatilization losses the thiocarbamates are particularly susceptible and should be sod-incorporated immediately after apphcation (2). The carbamate herbicides are used, in general, for the selective pre-emergence control of grass and broadleaved weeds (299). Exceptions would include barban, desmedipham, and phenmedipham which are appHed post-emergence. 

This approach is compHcated by the fact that the isocyanate is produced via the thermolytic cleavage of the methyl carbamate. Reactions with the unconverted carbamate caimot be prevented. Much effort has been focused on improving the selectivity of the latter step. 

Amino Alcohols. Reaction of chloroformate is much more rapid at the amino group than at the hydroxyl group (4—8). Thus the hydroxy carbamates, which can be cyclized with base to yield 2-oxazoHdones, can be selectively prepared (29). Nonionic detergents may be prepared from poly[(ethylene glycol) bis(chloroformates)] and long-chain tertiary amino alcohols (30). 

Aminophenols. Reaction of chloroformate with aminophenols (qv) also takes place at the more reactive amino group selectively. Thus (9-aminophenol [95-55-6] gives benzoxazolone [59-49-4] by cyclization of the intermediate carbamate (31). 

Amino Acids. Chloroformates play a most important role for the protection of the amino group of amino acids (qv) during peptide synthesis (32). The protective carbamate formed by the reaction of benzyl chloroformate and amino acid (33) can be cleaved by hydrogenolysis to free the amine after the carboxyl group has reacted further. The selectivity of the amino groups toward chloroformates results in amino-protected amino acids with the other reactive groups unprotected (34,35). Methods for the preparation of protected amino acids on an industrial scale have been developed (36,37). A wide variety of chloroformates have been used that give various carbamates that are stable or cleaved under different conditions. 

Catalytic hydrogenolysis of an O-benzyl protective group is a mild, selective method introduced by Bergmann and Zervas to cleave a benzyl carbamate (> NCO—OCH2C6H5 > NH) prepared to protect an amino group during pep-... 

Me3SiI, CH3CN, 25-50°, 100% yield. Selective removal of protective groups is possible with this reagent since a carbamate, =NCOOCMe3, is cleaved in 6 min at 25° an aryl benzyl ether is cleaved in 100% yield, with no formation of 3-benzyltyrosine, in 1 h at 50°, at which time a methyl ester begins to be cleaved. 

Zn, THF-H2O, pH 4.2, 25°, 4 h. The authors suggest that selective cleavage should be possible by this method since at pH 4.2, 25°, 2,2,2-trichlo-roethyl esters are cleaved in 10 min, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl carbamates are cleaved in 30 min, and the 2,2,2-trichloroethyl carbonate of estrone, formed in 87% yield from estrone and the acid chloride, is cleaved in 4 h (97% yield). 

When cysteine reacts with an alkyl or aiyl chloroformate, both the —SH and —NH groups are protected as a thiocarbonate and as a carbamate, respectively. Selective or simultaneous removal of the protective groups is possible. 

MejSil, CHCI3 or CH3CN, 25°, 6 min, 100% yield. Me3SiI also cleaves carbamates, esters, ethers, and ketals under neutral, nonhydrolytic conditions. Some selectivity can be achieved by control of reaction conditions. 

H2/Pd-C, 10 h, 87% yield. A nitrobenzyl carbamate is more readily cleaved by hydrogenolysis than a benzyl carbamate it is more stable to acid-catalyzed hydrolysis than is a benzyl carbamate, and therefore selective cleavage is possible. 

The conversion of the BOC group to other carbamates is achieved by heating the alcohol, Ti(0-/-Pr)4 in toluene. Teoc-, Cbz-, and Alloc-pro-tected primary amines have been prepared in this fashion. The reaction is selective for a primary BOC derivative. ... 

By careful hydrogenolysis of 19, the ebz function can be removed selectively in the presence of another benzyl function under the same conditions both functions are removed with longer reaction times lOI). Surprisingly, the same sequence with the more liable p-nitrobenzyl carbamate 21 was less selective. 

In sharp contrast, Bartoli showed that the (salen) Co catalyst system could be applied to the kinetic resolution of terminal epoxides with unprotected tert-butyl carbamate as nucleophile with extraordinarily high selectivity factors (Scheme 7.40) [72]. Excellent yields and selectivities are also obtained with use of ethyl, Cbz,... 

Hydroxy-l-alkenyl diisopropylcarbamates 2 (X = OCb), in this respect, occupy a medium position since they are stable in strongly acidic and basic protic solvents. For deblocking vinyl carbamates, the presence of catalytic amounts of mercuric or palladium(II) salts is required. Due to this stability, several reactions of homoallylic alcohols, proceeding with high diastereo-selectivity, e g., epoxidation, are applicable in order to introduce further hetero-substituents. 

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