S. Atsuumi et al., NOVEL SYNTHESIS OF A DIHYDROXYETHYLENE ISOSTERE OF RENIN INHIBITORS, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 42(10), 1994, pp. 2164-2166
A dihydroxyethylene isostere, -4-amino-5-cyclohexyl-1-morpholino-2,3-p
entanediol (ACMP, 1), which is a component of non-peptidic, orally act
ive, low-molecular-weight renin inhibitors, was synthesized stereospec
ifically starting from 3-cyclohexyl-L-alanine via iodo-cyclocarbamatio
n as the key reaction.