Sr. Gilbertson et Rv. Pawlick, THE SYNTHESIS AND CONFORMATION OF DIHYDROXY-CYCLO(D-PRO-L-PRO-D-PRO-L-PRO), Tetrahedron letters, 36(8), 1995, pp. 1229-1232
The first synthesis of a derivative of cyclo(D-Pro-L-Pro-D-Pro-L-Pro)
is reported. The convergent route to the molecule is amenable to the s
ynthesis of gram quantities of the desired compound. The cyclization o
f the linear tetramer was found to give specifically one conformation
of the 12 member macrocycle. The structural assignment, by 2D NMR, of
the favored conformation is also reported.