Oxidation of α-diazoketones derived fromL-amino acids and dipeptides using dimethyldioxirane. Synthesis and reactions of homochiral N-protected α-amino glyoxals

Abstract
Homochiral N-protected α-amino glyoxals are readily accessible by oxidation of α-diazoketones derived from natural amino acids and dipeptides using dimethyldioxirane in acetone; the glyoxals can be trapped efficiently in reactions such as Wittig olefination and condensation with amines and vicinal diamines.
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