A practical one-pot synthesis of dehydroalanine esters†
Abstract
A practical one-pot synthesis of various dehydroalanine esters was realized via a Cs2CO3-mediated simultaneous esterification/elimination process, starting from commercially available N-protected serines and various haloalkanes. This protocol provided easy access to structurally diverse dehydroalanine-based building blocks, which were successfully applied to construct more complex dehydroalanine derived molecules.