Mf. Gordeev et al., A-FMOC-4-PHOSPHONO(DIFLUOROMETHYL)-L-PHENYLALANINE - A NEW O-PHOSPHOTYROSINE ISOSTERIC BUILDING-BLOCK SUITABLE FOR DIRECT INCORPORATION INTO PEPTIDES, Tetrahedron letters, 35(41), 1994, pp. 7585-7588
An efficient preparation of ha-Fmoc-4-phospono(difluoromethyl)-L-pheny
lalanine 5 is described. The synthesis of this phosphotyrosine isoster
e involves deprotection of the penultimate diethylphosphonate intermed
iate 4 with BSTFA/TMS1 as the key step. Building block 5 can be utiliz
ed directly for incorporation into peptides without protection of the
side chain phosphonic acid group, as illustrated by the efficient prep
aration of model difluorophosphonopeptides Ac-F(2)Pmy-Ile-Asn-Gln-NH2
and Ac-Glu-F(2)Pmp-Ile-Asn-Gln-NH2.