Abstract
N-
Z-Pyroglutamyl pseudopeptides
3 are advantageously derived by cyclization of an N-terminal glutamic acid residue.
N-
Z-Pyroglutamyl pseudopeptides
3a–
c are shown to be conveniently prepared from glutamyl-bis-Bt
1a by cyclization of an N-terminal glutamic acid residue. Structures are supported by 2D NMR studies and by comparison with the same products prepared by direct coupling of the C-terminus activated N-pGlu
1b and free amino acids
2a–
c.