W. Hollweck et al., C-TERMINAL INCORPORATION OF ALPHA-TRIFLUOROMETHYL-SUBSTITUTED AMINO-ACIDS INTO PEPTIDES VIA IN-SITU DEPROTECTION OF N-TEOC DERIVATIVES, Liebigs Annalen, (12), 1997, pp. 2549-2551
A new method for peptide coupling, involving alpha-trifluoromethyl sub
stituted amino acids as nucleophiles, proceeds via fluoride catalyzed
in situ deprotection and coupling of N-Teoc protected amino acid ester
s. A mixed anhydride is thought to be the reaction intermediate.