An efficient solid-phase synthesis of benzisothiazolone-1,1-dioxide-based s
erine protease inhibitors involving alkylation of carboxylic acids with N-(
bromomethyl)benzisothiazolone-1,1-dioxide has been developed. An example us
ing this procedure for preparation of a library of human mast cell tryptase
inhibitors is described. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserve
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