AMINO ACIDS AND PEPTIDES. VII. PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF A WATER-SOLUBLE ACTIVE ESTER, p-TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPHENYL ESTER
A water-soluble active ester, p-trimethylammoniophenyl ester iodide, and its nitro derivative were prepared from N-procteted amino acid and the corresponding phenol derivative by the dicyclohexylcarbodiimide method.The synthetic esters were applied to the synthesis of Leuenkephalin.Keywords--water-soluble active ester; p-trimethylammoniophenyl ester iodide; Leuenkephalin; peptide synthesis