摘要
Terminally protected Boc-(S)-脦脦3-H-DOPA-OMe has been synthesized from l-DOPA by the Arndt脦脦脦Eistert homologation procedure. During the synthesis, the side-chain catechol group was temporarily protected by benzylation. The absence of racemization was demonstrated by 19F NMR analysis of the (+)-(R)- and (脦脦脦)-(S)-脦脦-methoxy-脦脦-trifluoromethyl-脦脦-phenyl-acetamide derivatives. The catechol function of Boc-(S)-脦脦3-H-DOPA-OMe may be used for crown-ether formation, a step towards the construction of crowned 脦脦-peptides.