Synthesis of L-4,4-Difluoroglutamic Acid Via Electrophilic Difluorination of a Lactam

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Article

Publication Date

12-30-1999

Abstract

(matrix presented) An enantiomerically pure bicyclic lactam proved to be an excellent substrate for electrophilic difluorination using N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide. The resulting difluorinated lactam can be easily converted into L-4,4-difluoroglutamic acid. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a synthetically useful electrophilic difluorination of an unactivated lactam.

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