N- -L-proline

Two main approaches using HPLC are (1) covalent bonding of chiral ligands (which can complex copper (II) ions) to solid supports (such as polystyrene and polyacrylamide) and resolution of amino acids by eluting with a mobile phase containing copper (II) ions (2) introduction of chirality into the mobile phase. Metal ions such as Cu(ll), Zn(n), Co(II), and Mg(II), in conjunction with chiral ligands are added to the mobile phase. Thus, a Cu(n)-L proline complex as the chiral additive can be operated in conventional cation-exchange resin. 

Progress has been made toward enantioselective and highly regioselective Michael type alkylations of 2-cyclohexen-l -one using alkylcuprates with chiral auxiliary ligands, e. g., anions of either enantiomer of N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]ephedrine (E. J. Corey, 1986), of (S)-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (from L-proline R. K. EHeter, 1987) or of chiramt (= (R,R)-N-(l-phenylethyl)-7-[(l-phenylethyl)iinino]-l,3,5-cycloheptatrien-l-amine, a chiral aminotro-ponimine G. M. Villacorta, 1988). Enantioselectivities of up to 95% have been reported. 

The first step is the manufacture of L-proline tert-butyl ester. L-proline (230 g) is dissolved in a mixture of water (1 ) and 5N sodium hydroxide (400 ml). The solution is chilled in an ice bath, and under vigorous stirring, 5 N sodium hydroxide (460 ml) and benzyloxycarbonyl chloride (340 ml) are added in five equal aliquots during a half-hour period. After one hour stirring at room temperature, the mixture is extracted twice with ether and acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The precipitate Is filtered and dried. Yield is 442 g MP 78°C to 80°C. 

S,N-Ditrityl-L-cysteine diethylamine selt L-Tyrosine lower alkyl ester L-lsoleucine lower alkyl ester Benzyl-L-proline hydrochloride L-Leucine lower alkyl ester Ammonia Hydrogen chloride Glycine lower alkyl ester... 

I) Refluxing said benzyl ester with an aqueous alcoholic alkali metal hydroxide solution to saponify the benzyl ester group, neutralizing the saponification mixture by the addition of hydrochloric acid, extracting the neutralized mixture with chloroform, and separating the resulting (S,N-ditrityl-L-cysteinyl)-L-proline. 

The first partial chiral resolution reported in CCC dates from 1982 [120]. The separation of the two enantiomers of norephedrine was partially achieved, in almost 4 days, using (/ ,/ )-di-5-nonyltartrate as a chiral selector in the organic stationary phase. In 1984, the complete resolution of d,l-isoleucine was described, with N-dodecyl-L-proline as a selector in a two-phase buffered n-butanol/water system containing a copper (II) salt, in approximately 2 days [121]. A few partial resolutions of amino acids and dmg enantiomers with proteic selectors were also published [122, 123]. 

Kinetic resolution of the racemic aziridine-2-carboxylate 82 (Scheme 3.26) was reported by Iqbal and co-workers [74], When 82 was allowed to react with N-cinna-moyl-L-proline (81) under mixed anhydride coupling conditions, the N-acyl azir-idine 83 was obtained in optically pure form along with aziridine 84. 

Polymeric reagents, oxidation with, 99 Potassium cyanide, 20 L Proline, N bcnzyloxycarbonyl-3-hydroxy-[1,2-Pyrrohdinedicarboxyhc acid, 3-hydroxy, 1 (phenylmcthyl) ester], 89 L Proline, N trifluoroacetyl [2-Pyrrohdine-carboxylic acid, 1 (trifluoroacetyl), (5)-], 125... 

So far, the CD of poIy(L-proline) n has been interpreted without ambiguity for a rather strong left-handed helix ... 

N-tert-butoxy-corbonyl-trons-4-hydfoxy- L- proline... 

N tert-butoxy carbonyl-trans-4-tosyloxy-L proline (ID)... 

N-benzyloxycar-bonyl-3,4-dIde-hydro-4 phenyl-L-proline (VII)... 

The use of backbone-modified poly (amino acids) as biomaterials was first suggested by Kohn and Langer (17) who prepared a polyester from N-protected trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline, and a poly(itiuno-carbonate) from tyrosine dipeptide as monomeric starting material (12,18). 

Redistilled N, O-persilylated L-proline 438 reacts with pivaldehyde in pentane at ambient temperature to give the 0,N-acetal 439 in 78% yield in the presence of LDA this condenses, a to the carbonyl group, with N-alkyl-2-pyrrole aldehydes [48] (Scheme 5.14). 

General procedure for the production of Boc-protected a,a-diaryl-L-prolinols (6). To 100 mL of a 0.42 M solution of ArMgBr in THF (0.042 mol) at 0°C was added N- t- BOC)-L-proline methyl ester (5) (3.0 mL, 0.014 mol) dropwise via syringe over a five-minute period. The solution was stirred for at least 4 h at 25°C and then cooled to 0°C. After slow addition of 3 mL of water, the solution was slowly warmed to ft with stirring. The mixture was decanted and the solid was washed with 100 mL of ethyl ether. The organics were pooled and washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated to yield the final compound. 

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