Jd. Wang et al., 2,2-DIFLUORO-1,3,2-OXAZABOROLIDIN-5-ONES - NOVEL-APPROACH FOR SELECTIVE SIDE-CHAIN PROTECTION OF SERINE AND THREONINE, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (5), 1997, pp. 621-624
2,2-Difluoro-1,3,2-oxazaborolidin-5-ones 1, which are synthesized from
BF3 and salts of amino acids, are highly effective, convenient and, m
oreover, inexpensive intermediates for the simultaneous protection of
both alpha-amino and alpha-carboxy groups in alpha-amino acids. The ne
w method streamlines the hitherto tedious procedures for side-chain pr
otection of Ser and Thr. Ser(Bu(t)), Thr(Bu(t)), Ser(Bzl) and Thr(Bzl)
are obtained by this procedure in high yields and in pure form using
highly reactive reagents.