Dl. Boger et al., SYNTHESIS OF (9R,12S)-CYCLOISODITYROSINE AND (9S,12S)-CYCLOISODITYROSINE AND THEIR N-METHYL DERIVATIVES, Journal of organic chemistry, 62(7), 1997, pp. 2054-2069
Full details of the synthesis of (9R,12S)- and (9S,12S)-cycloisodityro
sine and their N-methyl derivatives are detailed based on an intramole
cular nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction for formation of the
key biaryl ether with 14-membered ring macrocyclization. Their compar
ison with prior samples and the documentation of a facile C9 epimeriza
tion within the natural 9S series are described.