S. Delagrange et F. Nepveu, Synthesis of new triazamacrocycles N-functionalised with alpha-(S)-hydroxycarboxylic acid pendant-arms, TETRAHEDR L, 40(27), 1999, pp. 4989-4992
The synthesis of two new macrocyclic ligands, N,N',N"-tris[2(S)-hydroxybuty
ric acid]-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and N,N',N"-tris[2(S)-hydroxybutyric acid
]-1,5,9-triazacyclododecane is reported. Each macrocycle bears three L-lact
ate-like pendant arms. Starting from L-malic acid, the absolute configurati
on of the alpha-(S)-hydroxy acid was kept along the synthesis leading to pu
re (S,S,S) enantiomers. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig
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