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Quinonyl amino acids are building blocks in the preparation of peptides which target the quinonic drug to cancer damaged area. Novel N-(3-chloro-1,4-dihydro-1,4-dioxonaphthalen-2-yl)-α-amino acids 1a–f were prepared by direct substitution of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone. The quinonic moiety was reduced by NaBH4 to yield the corresponding hydroquinones 2a–f, which in acidic conditions underwent internal cyclization to yield the 3,4-dihydro-2H-naphth[1,2-b]-1,4-oxazine-2-ones (six-membered azlactones) 3a–f.
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Received February 2, 2000 Accepted March 29, 2000
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Gorohovsky, S., Bittner, S. Novel N-quinonyl amino acids and their transformation to 3-substituted p-isoxazinones. Amino Acids 20, 135–144 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170054
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170054