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α-Boryl Isocyanides Enable Facile Preparation of Bioactive Boropeptides†
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We would like to thank the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for financial support.
Abstract

Entry to bioactive boropeptides: MIDA-containing α-boryl isocyanides are isolable molecules which allow one-step access to boroalkyl-functionalized heterocycles as well as biologically active boropeptides through a multicomponent approach. Among these derivatives are 6-boromorpholinones, novel borocycles with nanomolar IC50 values for 20S proteasome inhibition. MIDA=N-methyliminodiacetyl.