AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF PEPTIDES BY THE USE OF PHENYLPHOSPHONIC ESTERS

Abstract
Treatment of the tetrabutylammonium salt of N-benzoyl-L-leucine and glycine ethyl ester with bis(o- or p-nitrophenyl) phenylphosphonate in DMF resulted in the formation of the corresponding dipeptide in excellent yield with high optical purity. Similarly, racemization-free Z-L-Phe-Gly-OEt was prepared in high yield.