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Metal-Free, Regioselective Triazole Ligations that Deliver Locked cis Peptide Mimetics†
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We gratefully acknowledge the Higher Education Commission Pakistan and DAAD for a stipend granted to A. and the DFG (RA895/2, FOR 806, and SFB 765). J.R. thanks the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie for continuous support.
Abstract
Metal-free triazole turns: 1,5-Disubstituted peptidyl triazoles are obtained regioselectively from the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of peptidyl phosphoranes and azides. Peptide turns are thus formed that contain a conformationally locked cis peptide bond. Being regioselective and free of heavy metals, this reaction may find broad application in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry.
