Patent Application: US-27644303-A

Abstract:
the invention relates to novel branched amino acids and novel methods for their production . the amino acids are useful in the preparation of non - natural peptides and peptidomimetics , by efficient synthesis methodology allowing good enantiomeric specificity at the alpha carbon . typically the stereochemistry at the alpha carbon is at least 85 %, preferably at least 95 %, such as in excess of 99 % enantiomerically pure . l - stereochemistry at this location is convenient as most biological interactions will favour this configuration , but the invention also extends to enantiomerically enriched and preferably at least 85 %, preferably at least 95 % such as at least 99 % enantiomerically pure d stereoconfiguration . compounds of the invention will find utility in the preparation of non - natural peptides and peptidomimetics , such as those used in the exploration of receptor specificity and activity or in peptidomimetic inhibitors of enzyme function . the compounds of the invention are built into such peptides / peptidomimetics using standard peptide chemistry .

Description:
dry dmf was distilled from calcium hydride and stored over 4 å molecular sieves . dry dichloromethane was distilled from calcium hydride . dry thf was distilled from potassium benzophenone ketyl . petroleum ether refers to the fraction with a boiling point between 40 - 60 ° c . specific rotations were measured at 20 ° c ., unless otherwise stated . ir spectra ( nmax ) were recorded on a nicolet 20pcir spectrometer at university of newcastle as thin films . mass spectra ( m / z ) ( esp + ) were obtained using a fisons / vg analytical system at medivir uk , cambridge or measured on a micromass autospec m spectrometer in e . i . mode at the university of newcastle . hrms mass spectra ( m / z ) ( esp + ) were recorded using a q - tof micromass spectrometer by university of cambridge spectrometry service or a micromass autospec m spectrometer in e . i . mode at the university of newcastle . nuclear magnetic resonance ( nmr ) spectra were recorded at the field strength in the solvents indicated , using standard pulse sequences on a drx - 500 machine by university of cambridge nmr department or on a bruker ac 200 ( 200 mhz ) or jeol la 500 ( 500 mhz ) instrument at university of newcastle . chemical shifts are expressed in parts per million ( d ) and are referenced to residual signals of the solvent . coupling constants ( j ) are expressed in hz . elemental analyses were carried out either by university of cambridge microanalysis service or by university of newcastle microanalysis service . unless otherwise specified , all solvents and reagents were obtained from commercial suppliers and used without further purification . hplc samples were run on a vydac phenomenex jupiter c 4 ( 5 m ) 250 × 4 . 6 mm analytical column using an automated gilson 215 / 233xl . a gradient of 10 - 90 % b in a , 2 - 30 min , 1 . 5 cm 3 / min , where solvent a = 0 . 1 % aq tfa and solvent b = acetonitrile / 10 % a , with uv detection at 215 nm thin layer chromatography ( tlc ) was performed on precoated plates ( merck aluminium sheets silica 60 f254 , art . no . 5554 ). visualisation of compounds was achieved by illumination under ultraviolet light ( 254 nm ) or using an appropriate staining reagent . flash column chromatography was performed on silica gel 60 ( merck 9385 ). zinc dust ( 150 mg , 2 . 29 mmol , 3 . 0 eq , aldrich ) was weighed into a 25 cm 3 round bottom flask with a side arm and fitted with a three way tap . the zinc powder was heated with a heat gun under vacuum and the flask was flushed with nitrogen and evacuated and flushed a further three times . with the flask filled with nitrogen , dry dmf ( 1 cm 3 ) was added . trimethylsilylchloride ( 0 . 029 cm 3 , 0 . 23 mmol , 0 . 3 eq ) was added and the zinc slurry was vigorously stirred for a further 30min . n -( tert - butoxycarbonyl )- 3 - iodo - l - alanine methyl ester 2 ( 247 mg , 0 . 75 mmol , 1 . 0 eq ) dissolved in dry dmf ( 0 . 5 cm 3 ) was added dropwise , via cannula , to the activated zinc slurry at 0 ° c . prepared as described above . the reaction mixture was then allowed to warm up to room temperature and stirred for 1 h to give the organozinc reagent . whilst the zinc insertion reaction was in progress , cubr . sme 2 ( 21 mg , 0 . 10 mmol , 0 . 13 eq ) was weighed into a 25 cm 3 round bottom flask fitted with a three way tap and dried gently with a heat gun under vacuum until cubr . sme 2 changed appearance from a brown powder to a light green powder . dry dmf ( 0 . 5 cm 3 ) was then added followed by addition of the electrophile ( 1 - chloro - 2 - methylbut - 2 - ene , toluene4 - sulfonic acid -( e )- 2 - methyl - but - 2 - enyl ester or 1 - bromo - 2 , 3 - dimethylbut - 2 - ene ) ( 1 . 00 mmol , 1 . 3 eq ). the reaction mixture was then cooled to − 15 ° c . stirring of the organozinc reagent solution was stopped to allow the zinc powder to settle and the supernatant was carefully removed via syringe ( care taken to avoid transferring too much zinc powder ) and added dropwise to the solution of electrophile and copper catalyst . the cooling bath was removed and the solution was stirred at room temperature overnight . ethyl acetate ( 20 cm 3 ) was added and stirring was continued for a further 15 min . the reaction mixture was transferred to a separating funnel and a further aliquot of etoac ( 30 cm 3 ) was added . the organic phase was washed successively with 1m na 2 s 2 o 3 ( 20 cm 3 ), water ( 2 × 20 cm 3 ), brine ( 40 cm 3 ), dried ( na 2 so 4 or mgso 4 ) and filtered . the solvent was removed in vacuo and the crude product purified by flash chromatography on silica gel as described . the alkene ( 1 . 00 mmol ) was dissolved in ethanol ( 10 cm 3 ), 10 % palladium on carbon ( 80 mg ) added and hydrogen introduced . once the reaction had been judged to have reached completion ( tlc , hplc or ms ), the hydrogen was removed , the reaction filtered through celite and the catalyst washed with ethanol ( 30 cm 3 ). the combined organic filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the alkane used directly in the subsequent reaction or purified by flash chromatography on silica gel as described . the methyl ester ( 1 . 00 mmol ) was dissolved in thf ( 6 cm 3 ) and whilst stirring , a solution of lioh ( 1 . 20 mmol , 1 . 2 eq ) in water ( 6 cm 3 ) was added dropwise . once the reaction was judged to have reached completion ( tlc , hplc or ms ), the thf was removed in vacuo and diethyl ether ( 10 cm 3 ) added to the residue . the reaction mixture was acidified with 1 . 0 m hcl until ph 3 . the organic phase was then removed and the aqueous layer extracted with diethyl ether ( 2 × 10 cm 3 ). the combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulphate , filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to give the carboxylic acid used directly in the subsequent reaction or purified by flash chromatography on silica gel as described . the n - boc protected material ( 1 . 00 mmol ) was cooled to 0 ° c . and 4 m hcl in dioxane ( 5 cm 3 ) added dropwise and when the reaction was judged to have reached completion ( tlc , hplc or ms ), the solvents were removed in vacuo to yield the amine hydrochloride used directly in the subsequent reaction . the amine ( 1 . 00 mmol ) in 1 , 4 - dioxane ( 2 cm 3 ) was cooled to 0 ° c . and 10 % sodium carbonate ( 2 . 20 mmol , 2 . 2 eq , 4 cm 3 ) added . the biphasic reaction mixture was stirred vigorously and fmoc - cl ( 1 . 10 mmol , 1 . 1 eq ) in dioxane ( 2 cm 3 ) was added over 1 h . once the reaction was judged to have reached completion ( tlc , hplc or ms ), diethyl ether ( 10 cm 3 ) was added and the reaction mixture acidified to ph 3 with 1 m hcl . the organic phase was removed and the aqueous layer extracted with diethyl ether ( 2 × 10 cm 3 ). the combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulphate , filtered , the solvent removed in vacuo and the residue purified by flash chromatography using silica gel . following the general procedure for zinc coupling reactions , 1 - chloro - 3 - methylbut - 2 - ene ( 0 . 110 cm 3 , 0 . 98 mmol ) was coupled to n -( tert - butoxycarbonyl )- 3 - iodo - l - alanine methyl ester ( 247 mg , 0 . 75 mmol ) in the presence of cubr . sme 2 ( 21 mg , 0 . 10 mmol ) to give a residue which was purified by flash column chromatography over silica gel eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 9 , v / v ). fractions were pooled and reduced in vacuo to give on the basis of 1 h nmr spectroscopy a mixture of regioisomers ( 183 mg , 90 %) ( 45 : 55 formal s n 2 ′ vs s n 2 ), inseparable by column chromatography , as a colourless oil . to a mixture of isomers 11 and 12 ( 190 mg , 0 . 70 mmol ) in chloroform ( 3 cm 3 ) was added dropwise over 5 min , 3 - chloroperbenzoic acid ( 164 mg , 85 % pure , 0 . 81 mmol , 1 . 15 eq ) in chloroform ( 2 cm 3 ). the reaction mixture was stirred at , room temperature for a further 2 h . the reaction mixture was then washed successively with 1 m na 2 s 2 o 5 ( 5 cm 3 ), saturated sodium bicarbonate solution ( 5 cm 3 ) and brine ( 10 cm 3 ). the organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate , filtered , the solvent removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by flash chromatography over silica gel eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 9 , v / v ). three products were obtained ; 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 12 was eluted first and further elution afforded an inseparable mixture of 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 -( 2s - 3 , 3 - dimethyl - oxiranyl )- butyric acid methyl ester 13a and 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 -( 2r - 3 , 3 - dimethyl - oxiranyl )- butyric acid methyl ester 13b . fractions containing the initial component were pooled and reduced in vacuo to give 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 12 ( 93 mg , 49 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 21 . 45 min ( 95 %); [ a ] d18 + 18 . 7 ( c 0 . 32 in ch 2 cl 2 ); [ 0084 ] nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 3369 ( s ), 3084 ( m ), 2965 ( s ), 1748 ( s ), 1715 ( s ), 1517 ( s ), 1167 ( s ), 1007 ( s ) and 914 ( s ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 1 . 06 ( 6h , s , ch 2 ═ chc ( c h 3 ) 2 ), 1 . 42 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ) 1 . 55 ( 1h , dd , j 14 and 9 , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 82 ( 1h , dd , j 14 and 4 , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 69 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 30 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 83 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ), 4 . 97 ( 2h , m , c h 2 ═ ch ) and 5 . 78 ( 1h , dd , j trans 17 . 5 and j cis 11 , ch 2 ═ c h ); δ c ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 26 . 93 ( ch 2 ═ chc ( c h 3 ) 2 ), 28 . 34 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 36 . 33 ( ch 2 ═ ch c ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 45 . 06 ( nhch c h 2 ), 51 . 25 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 52 . 15 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 77 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 111 . 39 ( c h 2 ═ ch ), 146 . 87 ( ch 2 ═ c h ), 154 . 97 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 174 . 04 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 215 . 1152 ( m + - c 4 h 8 . c 10 h 17 no 4 requires 215 . 1158 ( d 2 . 8 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 272 ( 40 %) and 216 ( 100 %). pooling together the lower eluting component gave a mixture of 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 -( 2s - 3 , 3dimethyl - oxiranyl ) butyric acid methyl ester 13a and 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 -( 2r - 3 , 3 - dimethyl - oxiranyl )- butyric acid methyl ester 13b ( 55 mg , 27 %) as a colourless oil . ( 1 h nmr spectroscopy showed a mixture of diastereoisomers had been obtained in a 3 . 5 : 1 ratio . no attempt was made to establish which isomer was formed preferentially ). [ α ] d 23 + 12 . 0 ( c 1 . 02 in ch 2 cl 2 ); nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 2976 ( br ), 2931 ( s ), 1747 ( s ), 1716 ( s ), 1391 ( s ) and 1367 ( s ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 1 . 26 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2a ), 1 . 31 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 44 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ),), 1 . 52 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2a ), 1 . 61 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2b ), 1 . 80 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ch 2 ), 2 . 01 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ch 2 ), 2 . 69 ( 1h , dd , j 7 and 5 . 5 , nhch ( ch 2 ) 2 c h ), 3 . 75 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 35 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 5 . 20 ( 1h , br d , j 8 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 18 . 61 and 18 . 62 (( ch 3 ) 2a ), 24 . 77 and 24 . 79 ( nhchch 2 ch 2 ), 24 . 81 and 25 . 08 (( ch 3 ) 2b ), 28 . 30 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 29 . 51 and 29 . 61 ( nhch c h 2 ch 2 ), 52 . 30 and 52 . 36 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ch ), 53 . 08 and 53 . 27 (( nh c hch 2 ), 58 . 55 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 63 . 36 and 63 . 48 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ), 79 . 87 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 155 . 38 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 01 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 288 . 1823 ( mh + . c 14 h 26 no 5 requires 288 . 1811 ( d 4 . 2 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 288 ( 91 %) and 232 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for alkene hydrogenation , 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 12 ( 93 mg , 0 . 34 mmol ) yielded on purification by flash column chromatography over silica gel , eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 5 , v / v ), 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester 15 ( 90 mg , 96 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 22 . 55 min ( 100 %); [ a ] d18 − 6 . 1 ( c 0 . 99 in ch 2 cl 2 ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 0 . 81 ( 3h , t , j 7 . 5 , ( c h 3 ch 2 ), 0 . 89 ( 3h , s , ch 3 ch 2 c ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 0 . 90 ( 3h , s , ch 3 ch 2 c ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 29 ( 2h , dq , j 7 . 5 and 1 , ch 3 c h 2 ), 1 . 38 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 9 , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 42 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 69 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 3 . 5 , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 71 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 31 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 78 ( 1h , br d , j 8 . 5 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 8 . 66 ( c h 3 ch 2 ), 26 . 61 ( ch 3 ch 2 c ( c h 3 ) 2 ), 28 . 28 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 33 . 06 ( ch 3 ch 2 c )( ch 3 ) 2 ), 34 . 40 ( ch 3 c h 2 ), 43 . 97 ( nhch c h 2 ), 50 . 84 (( nh c hch 2 ), 52 . 13 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 79 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 155 . 08 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 174 . 46 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 296 . 1827 ( mna . c 14 h 27 no 4 na requires 296 . 1838 ( d 3 . 7 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 274 ( 69 %) and 218 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for methyl ester saponification , 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester 15 ( 90 mg , 0 . 33 mmol ) gave 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hexanoic - acid ( 79 mg , 93 %) as crystals and used directly in the subsequent reaction . analytical hplc rt = 20 . 90 min ( 100 %); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 260 ( 33 %) and 204 ( 100 %). following the general procedure of n - boc removal using 4 m hcl in dioxane , 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid ( 79 mg , 0 . 31 mmol ) gave 2s - 2 - amino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 60 mg , 100 %) as a solid , and used directly in the subsequent reaction ; m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 160 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for fmoc protection of an amine , 2s - 2 - amino - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 60 mg , 0 . 31 mmol ) gave on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel , eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 100 : 0 to 96 : 4 , v / v ), 2s - 2 -( 9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 4 , 4dimethyl - hexanoic acid 4 ( 63 mg , 54 %) as an amorphous solid , mp 64 - 65 ° c . analytical hplc rt = 23 . 63 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 18 − 17 . 4 ( c 1 . 01 in ch 2 cl 2 ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 0 . 82 ( 3h , t , j 7 . 5 , c h 3 ch 2 ), 0 . 91 ( 3h , s , c h 3 ch 2 c ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 0 . 92 ( 3h , s , ch 3 ch 2 c ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 29 ( 2h , br q , j 7 . 5 , ch 3 c h 2 ), 1 . 46 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 9 . 5 , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 83 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 2 , nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 20 ( 1h , t , j 7 , h - 9 ′), 4 . 40 ( 3h , br m , nhc h co 2 h and ch 2 o ), 5 . 07 ( 1h , br d , j 7 . 5 , nh ), 7 . 28 ( 2h , m , h - 2 ′ and h - 7 ′), 7 . 37 ( 2h , m , h - 3 ′ and h - 6 ′), 7 . 56 ( 2h , m , h - 1 ′ and h - 8 ′) and 7 . 74 ( 2h , d , j 7 . 5 , h4 ′ and h - 5 ′); dc ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 8 . 23 ( c h 3 ch 2 ), 26 . 62 ( ch 3 ch 2 c ( c h 3 ) 2 ), 33 . 20 ( ch 3 ch 2 c ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 34 . 37 ( ch 3 c h 2 ), 43 . 40 ( nhch c h 2 ), 47 . 14 ( ch - 9 ′), 51 . 30 ( nh c hco 2 h ), 67 . 01 ( ch 2 o ), 119 . 92 ( ch4 ′ and ch - 5 ′), 124 . 99 ( ch - 1 ′ and ch - 8 ′), 127 . 01 ( ch - 2 ′ and ch - 7 ′), 127 . 65 ( ch - 3 ′ and ch - 6 ′), 141 . 27 ( c4a ′ and c - 5a ′), 143 . 70 ( c - 1 a ′ and c - 8a ′), 155 . 90 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 177 . 07 ( nhch c o 2 h ); hrms 404 . 1839 ( mna . c 23 h 27 no 4 na requires 404 . 1838 ( d 0 . 2 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 382 ( 100 %). hexachlorotungsten ( 106 mg , 0 . 30 mmol , 1 . 4 eq ) was weighted out into a schlenk tube under nitrogen and dry thf ( 0 . 5 cm 3 ) was added . a solution of nbuli ( 0 . 216 cm 3 , 2 . 5 m , 0 . 60 mmol , 2 . 8 eq ) was added dropwise to the tungsten solution at − 78 ° c . and the solution was then left to warm up slowly to room temperature to give a clear brown solution . it was then recooled to − 78 ° c . and treated with a solution of 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino4 -( 2s - 3 , 3 - dimethyl - oxiranyl )- butyric acid methyl ester 13a and 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 -( 2r - 3 , 3 - dimethyl - oxiranyl )- butyric acid methyl ester 13b ( 55 mg , 0 . 19 mmol ) in thf ( 0 . 2 cm 3 ). the reaction mixture was stirred at 0 - 5 ° c . for 30 min and then at room temperature for 1 h to give a clear green solution . the reaction mixture was poured into a 1 : 1 solution of 1 . 5 m sodium tartrate and 2 m sodium hydroxide ( 5 cm 3 ). the organic layer was removed and dried over magnesium sulphate , filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to give a crude oil . the residue was purified by flash chromatography over silica gel eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 5 , v / v ) to give 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 6 - methyl - hept - 5 - enoic methyl ester 11 ( 25 mg , 48 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 21 . 32 min ( 100 %); nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 3364 ( m ), 2977 ( m ), 1744 ( s ), 1715 ( s ), 1516 ( s ) and 1167 ( s ); [ α ] d 18 + 11 . 9 ( c 1 . 01 in ch 2 cl 2 ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 1 . 43 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ) 1 . 59 ( 3h , s , ( c h 3 ) 2a c ═ ch ), 1 . 64 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2a ), 1 . 68 ( 3h , s , ( c h 3 ) 2b c ═ ch ), 1 . 82 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2b ), 2 . 01 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 7 . 5 , nhchc h 2a ), 2 . 06 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 6 . 5 , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 73 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 30 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 99 ( 1h , br d , j 7 . 0 , nh ) and 5 . 07 ( 1h , br t , j 7 . 0 , ( ch 3 ) 2 c ═ c h ); δ c ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 17 . 65 (( c h 3 ) 2a c ═ ch ), 23 . 89 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 25 . 71 (( c h 3 ) 2b c ═ ch ), 28 . 33 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 32 . 67 ( nhch c h 2 ), 52 . 19 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 53 . 15 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 79 . 53 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 122 . 68 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ═ c h ), 132 . 89 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ═ ch ), 155 . 21 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 24 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 294 . 1687 ( mna . c 14 h 25 no 4 na requires 294 . 1681 ( d 1 . 8 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 272 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for alkene hydrogenation , 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 6 - methyl - hept - 5 - enoic methyl ester 11 ( 48 mg , 0 . 18 mmol ) yielded on purification by flash column chromatography over silica gel , eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 10 , v / v ), 2s - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid methyl ester 14 ( 48 mg , 100 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 22 . 65 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 23 − 13 . 3 ( c 0 . 96 in ch 3 oh ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 0 . 85 ( 6h , d , j 6 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2 ch ), 1 . 16 ( 2h , m , nhch ( ch 2 ) 2 c h 2 ), 1 . 30 ( 2h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 1 . 42 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 51 ( 1h , qt , j 7 and 6 . 5 , ( ch 3 ) 3 c h ), 1 . 58 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 74 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 71 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 28 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 99 ( 1h , br d , j 7 . 5 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 22 . 42 (( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 22 . 48 (( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 23 . 01 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 27 . 72 (( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 28 . 27 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 32 . 94 ( nhch c h 2 ), 38 . 33 ( nhch ( ch 2 ) 2 c h 2 ), 52 . 13 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 53 . 39 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 155 . 32 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 51 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 296 . 1836 ( mna . c 14 h 27 no 4 na requires 296 . 1838 ( d 0 . 7 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 274 ( 53 %) and 218 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for methyl ester saponification , 2s - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid methyl ester 14 ( 100 mg , 0 . 37 mmol ) gave 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid ( 88 mg , 92 %) as a solid , and used directly in the subsequent reaction . analytical 20 . 04 min ( 100 %); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 260 ( 8 %) and 204 ( 100 %). following the general procedure of n - boc removal using 4 m hcl in dioxane , 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid ( 88 mg , 0 . 34 mmol ) gave 2s - 2 - amino - 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 66 mg , 100 %) as a solid and used directly in the subsequent reaction ; m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 160 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for fmoc protection of an amine 2s - 2 - amino - 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 66 mg , 0 . 34 mmol ) gave on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 100 : 0 to 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s - 2 -( 9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 6 - methyl - heptanoic acid 3 ( 70 mg , 54 %) as amorphous solid , mp 97 - 98 ° c . analytical hplc rt = 23 . 55 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 23 − 14 . 6 ( c 0 . 74 in ch 3 oh ); δ h ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 0 . 84 ( 6h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2 ch ), 1 . 09 ( 2h , br m , nhch ( ch 2 ) 2 c h 2 ), 1 . 28 ( 2h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 1 . 46 ( 1h , qt , j 7 and 6 . 5 , ( ch 3 ) 3 c h ), 1 . 63 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 84 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 18 ( 1h , t , j 7 , h - 9 ′), 4 . 36 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 h ), 4 . 38 ( 2h , d , j 6 . 5 , ch 2 o ), 5 . 27 ( 1h , br d , j8 , nh ), 7 . 28 ( 2h , m , h - 2 ′ and h - 7 ′), 7 . 37 ( 2h , m , h - 3 ′ and h - 6 ′), 7 . 57 ( 2h , m , h - 1 ′ and h - 8 ′) and 7 . 74 ( 2h , d , j 7 . 5 , h - 4 ′ and h - 5 ′); δ c ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 22 . 43 (( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 22 . 53 (( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 23 . 04 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 27 . 71 (( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 32 . 44 ( nhch c h 2 ), 38 . 29 ( nhch ( ch 2 ) 2 c h 2 ), 47 . 09 ( ch - 9 ′), 53 . 83 ( nh c hco 2 h ), 67 . 05 ( ch 2 o ), 119 . 95 ( ch - 4 ′ and ch - 5 ′), 125 . 02 ( ch - 1 ′ and ch - 8 ′), 127 . 03 ( ch - 2 ′ and ch - 7 ′), 127 . 68 ( ch - 3 ′ and ch - 6 ′), 141 . 26 ( c - 4a ′ and c - 5a ′), 143 . 65 ( c - 1a ′ and c - 8a ′), 156 . 10 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 176 . 90 ( nhch c o 2 h ); hrms 404 . 1856 ( mna . c 23 h 27 no 4 na requires 404 . 1838 ( d 4 . 4 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 382 ( 100 %) and 267 ( 70 %). following the general procedure for the coupling reaction , toluene - 4 - sulfonic acid ( e )- 2 - methyl - but - 2 - enyl ester ( 0 . 24 g , 1 . 00 mmol ) was coupled to n -( tert - butoxycarbonyl )- 3 - iodo - l - alanine methyl ester ( 247 mg , 0 . 75 mmol ) in the presence of cubr . sme 2 ( 21 mg , 0 . 10 mmol ) to give a residue which was purified by flash chromatography over silica gel , eluting with etoac / 40 : 60 petroleum ether ( 1 : 9 , v / v ). two products were obtained ; 2s , 4s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 16a and 2s , 4r - 2 - tert - butoxy - carbonylamino - 4 , 5dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 16b . 1 h nmr spectroscopy showed that a 1 : 1 ratio of diastereoisomers was obtained . compound 16a was tentatively assigned as the anti - isomer on the basis of the chemical shift of the methylene carbon , 110 . 19 , compared with 111 . 27 for the syn - isomer . these shifts should be compared with shifts of 110 . 1 and 111 . 1 reported for the tentatively assigned anti - and syn - n - acetyl analogues . 14 fractions containing the first eluted component were pooled to give one of the diastereoisomers 16a ( 65 mg , 32 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 22 . 52 min ( 90 %); [ α ] d 20 + 12 . 3 ( c 1 . 06 in chcl 3 ); [ 0116 ] nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 3382 ( m ), 3070 ( m ), 2966 ( s ), 1746 ( s ), 1716 ( s ), 1616 ( w ), 1507 ( s ) and 886 ( m ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 1 . 06 ( 3h , d , j 7 , c h 3 ch ), 1 . 45 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 58 ( 1h , m , ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c h ), 1 . 68 ( 3h , s , ch 2 ═ c ( c h 3 )), 1 . 85 ( 1h , m , nhchchc h 2a ), 1 . 97 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 73 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 29 ( 1h , m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 72 ( 1h , s , c h 2a ═ c ( ch 3 )), 4 . 95 ( 1h , d , j 1 . 5 , c h 2b ═ c ( ch 3 )) and 5 . 04 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 18 . 61 ( ch 2 ═ c ( c h 3 )), 21 . 64 ( ch 2 ═ c ( c h 3 ) ch ( ch 3 )), 28 . 32 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 30 . 79 ( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c h ), 38 . 06 ( nhch c h 2 ), 52 . 00 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 52 . 22 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 53 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 110 . 19 ( c h 2 ═ c ( ch 3 )), 144 . 62 ( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 )), 155 . 18 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 30 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 294 . 1684 ( mna . c 14 h 25 no 4 na requires 294 . 1681 ( d 0 . 8 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 272 ( 26 %) and 216 ( 100 %). pooling together the lower eluting component gave the other diastereoisomer 16b ( 39 mg , 19 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 22 . 49 min ( 95 %); [ α ] d 20 + 16 . 0 ( c 0 . 60 in chcl 3 ); nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 3369 ( s ), 3073 ( m ), 2969 ( s ), 1747 ( s ), 1717 ( s ), 1617 ( w ), 1517 ( s ) and 893 ( m ); 8h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 1 . 04 ( 3h , d , j 7 , c h 3 ch ), 1 . 44 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 55 ( 1h , m , ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c h ), 1 . 67 ( 3h , s , ch 2 ═ c ( c h 3 )), 1 . 91 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 2 . 32 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 72 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 26 ( 1h , m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 75 ( 1h , d , j 1 . 5 , c h 2a ═ c ( ch 3 )), 4 . 79 ( 1h , d , j 1 . 5 , c h 2b ═ c ( ch 3 )) and 5 . 46 ( 1h , br d , j 6 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 18 . 51 ( ch 2 ═ c ( c h 3 )), 20 . 14 ( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) ch ( c h 3 )), 28 . 31 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 30 . 55 ( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c h ), 37 . 64 ( nhch c h 2 ), 52 . 17 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 52 . 22 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 74 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 111 . 27 ( c h 2 ═ c ( ch 3 )), 147 . 94 ( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 )), 155 . 36 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 83 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 294 . 1673 ( mna . c 14 h 25 no 4 na requires 294 . 1681 ( d 2 . 9 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 272 ( 73 %) and 216 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for alkene hydrogenation , the first eluted diastereoisomer of 2s , 4r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 1 6a ( 63 mg , 0 . 23 mmol ) yielded 2s , 4r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester 17a ( 60 mg , 95 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt 22 . 52 min ( 90 %); [ α ] d 18 + 3 . 3 ( c 0 . 60 in ch 2 cl 2 ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 81 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 0 . 84 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 0 . 87 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 1 . 10 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 1 . 31 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 43 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 53 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ) 1 . 75 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 72 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 26 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 96 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ); hrms 296 . 1835 ( mna . c 14 h 27 no 4 na requires 296 . 1838 ( d 1 . 0 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 274 ( 43 %) and 218 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for alkene hydrogenation , the second eluted diastereoisomer of 2s , 4s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic acid methyl ester 16b ( 39 mg , 0 . 14 mmol ) yielded 2s , 4s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester 17b ( 39 mg , 100 %) as a coiourless oil . analytical hplc rt22 . 49 min ( 98 %); [ α ] d 18 + 32 . 0 ( c 0 . 10 in ch 2 cl 2 ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 78 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 0 . 84 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 0 . 85 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 1 . 37 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 43 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 52 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 64 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 1 . 76 ( 1h , ddd , j 10 , 7 and 6 , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 72 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 29 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 94 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 15 . 16 ( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 17 . 07 (( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 20 . 00 (( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 28 . 26 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 31 . 03 ( ch 3 ) 2 c hch ( ch 3 )), 34 . 66 ( ch 3 ) 2 ch c h ( ch 3 )), 37 . 53 ( nhch c h 2 ), 52 . 04 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 52 . 12 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 78 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 155 . 17 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 89 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); ); hrms 296 . 1830 ( mna . c 14 h 27 no 4 na requires 296 . 1838 ( d 2 . 7 ppm )); r / z ( electrospray - ms ) 274 ( 40 %) and 218 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for methyl ester saponification 2s , 4r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester ( 60 mg , 0 . 22 mmol ) yielded 2s , 4r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid ( 52 mg , 91 %) as a colourless oil and used directly in the subsequent reaction . analytical hplc rt = 20 . 65 min ( 100 %); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 260 ( 18 %) and 204 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for methyl ester saponification 2s , 4s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester ( 32 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ) yielded 2s , 4s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid ( 30 mg , 100 %) as a colourless oil and used directly in the subsequent reaction . analytical hplc rt = 20 . 45 min ( 100 %); mlz ( electrospray - ms ) 260 ( 20 %) and 204 ( 100 %). following the general procedure of n - boc removal using 4 m hcl in dioxane , 2s , 4r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid ( 52 mg , 0 . 20 mmol ) yielded 2s , 4r - 2 - amino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 39 mg , 100 %) as a solid and used directly in the subsequent reaction ; m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 160 ( 76 %) and 142 ( 100 %). following the general procedure of n - boc removal using 4 m hcl in dioxane , 2s , 4s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid ( 32 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ) yielded 2s , 4s - 2 - amino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 24 mg , 100 %) as a solid and used directly in the subsequent reaction ; m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 160 ( 80 %) and 142 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for fmoc protection of an amine , 2s , 4r - 2 - amino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 39 mg , 0 . 20 mmol ) gave on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel , eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 100 : 0 to 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s , 4r - 2 -( 9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid 5a ( 30 mg , 40 %) as an amorphous solid , mp 53 - 54 ° c . analytical hplc rt 23 . 46 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 23 − 10 . 4 ( c 1 . 00 in ch 3 oh ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 85 ( 9h , m , ( c h 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 1 . 34 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 56 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 64 ( 1h , br m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ch ( ch 3 ), 1 . 89 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 21 ( 1h , t , j 7 , h - 9 ′), 4 . 41 ( 3h , m , ch 2 o and nhc h co 2 h ), 5 . 09 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ), 7 . 29 ( 2h , m , h - 2 ′ and h - 7 ′), 7 . 39 ( 2h , m , h - 3 ′ and h - 6 ′), 7 . 56 ( 2h , m h - 1 ′ and h - 8 ′) and 7 . 76 ( 2h , d , j 7 , h4 ′ and h - 5 ′); hrms 404 . 1825 ( mna . c 23 h 27 no 4 na requires 404 . 1838 ( d 3 . 2 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 382 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for fmoc protection of an amine , 2s , 4s - 2 - amino - 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 24 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ) gave on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel , eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 100 : 0 to 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s , 4s - 2 -( 9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 4 , 5 - dimethyl - hexanoic acid 5b ( 15 mg , 32 %) as an amorphous solid , mp 50 - 51 ° c . analytical hplc rt 23 . 23 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 18 − 12 . 8 ( c 0 . 25 in ch 3 oh ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 80 ( 3h , d , j 6 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 0 . 89 ( 6h , d , j 6 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( c h 3 )), 1 . 49 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 52 ( 1h , br m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 66 ( 1h , br m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ch ( ch 3 )), 1 . 91 ( 1h , br m , nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 22 ( 1h , t , j 7 , h - 9 ′), 4 . 42 ( 3h , m , ch 2 o and nhc h co 2 h ), 5 . 13 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ), 7 . 32 ( 2h , m , h - 2 ′ and h - 7 ′), 7 . 39 ( 2h , m , h - 3 ′ and h - 6 ′), 7 . 56 ( 2h , m , h - 1 ′ and h - 8 ′) and 7 . 76 ( 2h , d , j 7 , h - 4 ′ and h - 5 ′); dc ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 15 . 08 (( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 16 . 94 (( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 20 . 10 (( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 30 . 94 (( ch 3 ) 2 c hch ( ch 3 )), 34 . 73 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c h ( ch 3 )), 37 . 13 ( nhch c h 2 ), 47 . 13 ( ch - 9 ′), 52 . 30 ( nh c hco 2 h ), 66 . 79 ( ch 2 o ), 119 . 70 ( ch - 4 ′ and ch - 5 ′), 124 . 78 ( ch - 1 ′ and ch - 8 ′), 126 . 79 ( ch - 2 ′ and ch - 7 ′), 127 . 44 ( ch - 3 ′ and ch - 6 ′), 141 . 05 ( c - 4a ′ and c - 5a ′), 143 . 61 ( c - 1a ′ and c - 8a ′), 155 . 68 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 178 . 00 ( nhchco 2 h ); hrms 404 . 1841 ( mna . c 23 h 27 no 4 na requires 404 . 1838 ( d 0 . 7 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 382 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for zinc coupling reactions , 1 - bromo - 2 , 3 - dimethylbut - 2 - ene ( 5 . 45 g , 33 . 46 mmol ) was coupled to n -( tert - butoxycarbonyl )- 3 - iodo - l - alanine methyl ester ( 10 . 00 g , 30 . 40 mmol ) in the presence of cubr . sme 2 ( 0 . 80 g , 3 . 89 mmol ) to give a residue which on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 9 , v / v ) gave two regioisomers in a ratio of 1 : 1 as established by 1 h nmr spectroscopy . the first eluted component was 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - hept - 5 - enoic methyl ester and further elution afforded 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic methyl ester . fractions containing the initial component were pooled and reduced in vacuo to give 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - hept - 5 - enoic methyl ester 18 ( 2 . 51 g , 29 %)- as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 21 . 96 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 22 + 26 . 1 ( c 1 . 02 in ch 2 cl 2 ); ( found : c , 63 . 1 ; h , 9 . 3 ; n , 4 . 9 . c 15 h 27 no 4 requires c , 63 . 1 ; h . 9 . 5 ; n , 4 . 9 %); [ 0139 ] nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 3366 ( m ), 3154 ( m ), 2978 ( s ), 1744 ( s ), 1718 ( s ), 1506 ( s ), 1366 ( s ) and 1164 ( s ); 5h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 1 . 43 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 60 ( 9h , m , ( c h 3 ) 2 c ═ c ( c h 3 )), 1 . 66 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 85 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2b ), 2 . 00 ( 1h , ddd , j 13 , 12 . 5 and 5 , nhchch 2 c h 2a ), 2 . 07 ( 1h , ddd , j 13 , 10 . 5 and 6 , nhchch 2 c h 2b ), 3 . 72 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 25 ( 1h ., br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 5 . 00 ( 1h , br d , j 7 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 18 . 14 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ═ c ( c h 3 )), 19 . 92 (( c h 3 ) 2a c ═ c ( ch 3 )), 20 . 53 (( c h 3 ) 28 c ═ c ( c h 3 )), 28 . 26 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 30 . 01 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 30 . 86 ( nhch c h 2 ), 52 . 10 ( och 3 ), 53 . 41 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 79 . 74 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 125 . 36 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ═ c ( ch 3 )), 125 . 93 (( ch 3 ) 2 c ═ c ( ch 3 ), 155 . 30 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 34 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 308 . 1829 ( mna . c 15 h 27 no 4 na requires 308 . 1838 ( d 2 . 9 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 286 ( 100 %). pooling together the lower eluting component gave 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic methyl ester 19 ( 2 . 60 g , 30 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 21 . 02 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 18 + 3 . 5 ( c 0 . 83 in ch 2 cl 2 ); ( found : c , 62 . 7 ; h , 9 . 3 ; n , 4 . 95 . c 15 h 27 no 4 requires c , 63 . 1 ; h , 9 . 5 ; n , 4 . 9 %); nmax ( film )/ cm − 1 3368 ( s ), 3091 ( m ), 2934 ( s ), 1748 ( s ), 1717 ( s ) and 1516 ( s ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 1 . 08 ( 3h , s , ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 1 . 10 ( 3h , s , ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 40 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 59 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 9 , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 73 ( 3h , d , j 1 , h 2 c ═ c ( c h 3 )), 1 . 90 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 4 , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 67 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 22 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 77 ( 1h , d , j 1 , c h 2a ═ c ( ch 3 )) and 4 . 81 ( 2h , br m , c h 2b ═ c ( ch 3 ) and nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 19 . 31 ( ch 2 ═ c ( c h 3 )), 27 . 13 -( ch 2 ═ cc ( ch 3 ) c ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 27 . 54 ( ch 2 ═ cc ( ch 3 ) c ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 28 . 28 c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 38 . 45 (( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 ) c ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 42 . 91 ( nhch c h 2 ), 51 . 29 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 52 . 04 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 64 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 110 . 88 ( c h 2 = c ( ch 3 )), 150 . 57 ( ch 2 ═ c ( ch 3 )), 154 . 96 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 174 . 04 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 308 . 1838 ( mna . c 15 h 27 no 4 na requires 308 . 1838 ( d 2 . 2 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 286 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for alkene hydrogenation , 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - hept - 5 - enoic methyl ester 18 ( 6 . 78 g , 23 . 79 mmol ) yielded on purification by flash column chromatography over silica gel , eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 9 , v / v ), an inseparable mixture of 2s , 5s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid methyl ester and 2s , 5r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid methyl ester 20 ( 6 . 63 g , 97 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 24 . 06 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 23 − 12 . 1 ( c 1 . 26 in ch 3 oh ); ( found : c , 62 . 9 ; h , 10 . 1 ; n , 4 . 9 . c 15 h 29 no 4 na requires c , 62 . 7 ; h , 10 . 2 and n , 4 . 9 %); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 76 ( 3h , dd , j 7 and 3 . 5 , ( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 0 . 78 ( 3h , dd , j 7 and 1 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2a chch ( ch 3 )), 0 . 83 (( 3h , dd , j 7 and 1 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( ch 3 )), 1 . 09 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2a ), 1 . 26 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 37 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2b ), 1 . 42 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 53 ( 1 . 5h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ch ( ch 3 ) and 0 . 5 nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 63 ( 0 . 5h , m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 74 ( 0 . 5h , br m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2b ), 1 . 84 ( 0 . 5h , br m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 72 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 25 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 99 ( 1h , br m , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 15 . 16 and 15 . 18 (( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 17 . 78 and 17 . 91 (( c h 3 ) 2a chch ( ch 3 )), 20 . 06 and 20 . 14 (( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( ch 3 )), 28 . 26 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 29 . 38 and 29 . 47 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 30 . 60 and 30 . 75 ( nhch c h 2 ), 31 . 66 and 31 . 83 (( ch 3 ) 2 c hch ( ch 3 )), 38 . 07 and 38 . 27 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c h ( ch 3 )), 52 . 10 ( nhchco 2 c h 3 ), 53 . 55 and 53 . 68 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 79 . 75 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 155 . 306 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 173 . 43 and 173 . 49 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 310 . 1982 ( mna . c 15 h 29 no 4 na requires 310 . 1994 ( d 4 . 1 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 288 ( 68 %) and 232 ( 74 %). following the general procedure for methyl ester saponification , 2s , 5s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid methyl ester and 2s , 5r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid methyl ester 20 ( 6 . 60 g , 23 . 00 mmol ) gave after purification by flash chromatography over silica gel , eluting with chcl 3 / meoh ( 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s , 5s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid and 2s , 5r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid 22 ( 6 . 28 g , 100 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 21 . 44 min ( 100 %); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 79 ( 6h , d , j 6 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2a chch ( c h 3 )), 0 . 84 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( ch 3 )), 1 . 15 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2 ch 2b ), 1 . 28 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 40 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2b ), 1 . 44 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 54 ( 1 . 5h , br m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ch ( ch 3 ) and 0 . 5 nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 68 ( 0 . 5h , br m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 79 ( 0 . 5h , br m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2b ), 1 . 89 ( 0 . 5h , br m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 25 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 5 . 09 ( 1h , br s , nh ), δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 15 . 12 (( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 17 . 75 and 17 . 89 (( c h 3 ) 2a chch ( ch 3 )), 20 . 12 and 20 . 23 (( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( ch 3 )), 28 . 27 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 29 . 46 and 29 . 62 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 30 . 30 and 30 . 48 ( nhch c h 2 ), 31 . 66 and 31 . 83 (( ch 3 ) 2 c hch ( ch 3 )), 38 . 09 and 38 . 34 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c h ( ch 3 )), 53 . 81 and 53 . 99 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 80 . 01 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 155 . 69 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 177 . 61 ( nhch c o 2 h ); hrms 296 . 1831 ( mna . c 14 h 27 no 4 na requires 296 . 1838 ( d 2 . 4 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 274 ( 19 %) and 218 ( 100 %). following the general procedure of n - boc removal using 4 m hcl in dioxane , 2s , 5s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid and 2s , 5r - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid ( 2 . 47 g , 9 . 05 mmol ) gave 2s , 55 - 2 - amino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid hydrochloride salt and 2s , 5r - 2 - amino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 1 . 84 g , 97 %) as a solid and used in the subsequent reaction without further purification ; m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 174 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for fmoc protection of an amine , 2s , 5s - 2 - amino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid hydrochloride salt and 2s , 5r - 2 - amino - 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 1 . 84 g , 8 . 78 mmol ) gave on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 100 : 0 to 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s , 5s - 2 -( 9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid and 2s , 5r - 2 -( 9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 5 , 6 - dimethyl - heptanoic acid 6 ( 1 . 94 g , 56 %) as an amorphous solid , mp 43 - 44 ° c . analytical hplc rt = 24 . 52 min ( 100 %); dh ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 0 . 78 ( 6h , m , ( c h 3 ) 2a chch ( c h 3 )), 0 . 84 ( 3h , d , j 6 . 5 , ( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( ch 3 )), 1 . 15 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2a ), 1 . 29 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc h ( ch 3 )), 1 . 40 ( 1h , m , nhchch 2 c h 2b ), 1 . 54 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ch ( ch 3 )), 1 . 64 ( 0 . 5h , m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 73 ( 0 . 5h , m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 85 ( 0 . 5h , m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2b ), 1 . 94 ( 0 . 5h , m , 0 . 5 nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 22 ( 1h , t , j 7 , h - 9 ′), 4 . 37 ( 1h , m , nhc h co 2 h ), 4 . 41 ( 2h , br d , j 7 , ch 2 o ), 5 . 29 ( 1h , br s , nh ), 7 . 27 ( 2h , m , h - 2 ′ and h - 7 ′), 7 . 37 ( 2h , m , h - 3 ′ and h - 6 ′), 7 . 56 ( 2h , m , h - 1 ′ and h - 8 ′) and 7 . 75 ( 2h , d , j 7 , h - 4 ′ and h - 5 ′); dc ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 15 . 12 (( ch 3 ) 2 chch ( c h 3 )), 17 . 70 and 17 . 94 (( c h 3 ) 2a chch ( ch 3 )), 20 . 14 and 20 . 25 (( c h 3 ) 2b chch ( ch 3 )), 29 . 44 and 29 . 58 ( nhchch 2 c h 2 ), 30 . 26 and 30 . 39 ( nhch c h 2 ), 31 . 59 and 31 . 86 (( ch 3 ) 2 c hch ( ch 3 )), 38 . 10 and 38 . 28 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c h ( ch 3 )), 47 . 11 ( ch - 9 ′), 53 . 98 and 54 . 08 ( nh c hco 2 h ), 67 . 08 and 67 . 61 ( ch 2 o ), 119 . 72 ( ch - 4 ′ and ch - 5 ′), 124 . 80 ( ch - 1 ′ and ch - 8 ′), 126 . 81 ( ch - 2 ′ and ch - 7 ′), 127 . 46 ( ch - 3 ′ and ch - 6 ′), 141 . 05 ( c - 4a ′ and c - 5a ′), 143 . 47 ( c - 1a ′ and c - 8a ′), 155 . 89 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 177 . 19 ( nhch c o 2 h ); hrms 418 . 1992 ( mna . c 24 h 29 no 4 na requires 418 . 1994 ( d 0 . 62 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 396 ( 46 %) and 267 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for alkene hydrogenation , 2s - 2 - tert - butyloxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hex - 5 - enoic methyl ester 19 ( 5 . 85 g , 3 . 51 mmol ) yielded on purification by flash column chromatography over silica gel , eluting with etoac / heptane ( 1 : 5 , v / v ), 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester 21 ( 5 . 60 g , 95 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 22 . 91 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 17 − 5 . 7 ( c 0 . 83 in ch 2 cl 2 ); ( found : c , 62 . 7 ; h , 10 . 0 ; n , 4 . 8 . c 15 h 29 no 4 requires c , 62 . 7 ; h , 10 . 2 ; n , 4 . 9 %); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 83 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2a chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 0 . 84 ( 3h , d , j 7 , ( ch 3 ) 2b chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 0 . 85 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 0 . 89 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 40 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 9 , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 42 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 54 ( 1h , q , j 7 , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 1 . 72 ( 1h , dd , j 14 . 5 and 3 , nhchc h 2b ), 3 . 71 ( 3h , s , co 2 ch 3 ), 4 . 34 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 79 ( 1h , br d , j 8 , n h ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 17 . 22 (( c h 3 ) 2a chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 17 . 34 (( c h 3 ) 2b chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 23 . 81 (( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 24 . 41 (( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 28 . 28 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 35 . 33 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 35 . 94 (( ch 3 ) 2 c hc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 42 . 67 ( nhch c h 2 ), 50 . 69 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 52 . 14 ( co 2 c h 3 ), 79 . 80 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 155 . 08 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 174 . 57 ( nhch c o 2 ch 3 ); hrms 310 . 1987 ( mna c 15 h 29 no 4 na requires 310 . 1994 ( d 2 . 4 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 288 ( 48 %) and 232 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for methyl ester saponification , 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid methyl ester 21 ( 5 . 60 g , 19 . 49 mmol ) gave on purification by flash column chromatography over silica gel , eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid 23 ( 5 . 33 g , 100 %) as a colourless oil . analytical hplc rt = 22 . 91 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 17 − 19 . 1 ( c 0 . 70 in ch 2 cl 2 ); δ h ( 500 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 0 . 83 ( 6h , d , j 7 , ( c h 3 ) 2 chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 0 . 86 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 0 . 90 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 42 ( 9h , s , c ( ch 3 ) 3 ), 1 . 43 ( 1h , m , nhchc h 2a ), 1 . 55 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 1 . 82 ( 1h , br d , j 14 . 5 , nhchc h 2b ), 4 . 31 ( 1h , br m , nhc h co 2 ch 3 ) and 4 . 86 ( 1h , br d , j 8 , nh ); δ c ( 125 mhz , cdcl 3 ) 17 . 23 (( c h 3 ) 2a chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 17 . 36 (( c h 3 ) 2b chc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 23 . 82 (( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 24 . 44 (( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 28 . 30 ( c ( c h 3 ) 3 ), 35 . 41 ( 23 . 81 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 35 . 99 (( ch 3 ) 2 c hc ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 42 . 42 ( nhch c h 2 ), 50 . 84 ( nh c hco 2 ch 3 ), 80 . 12 ( c ( ch 3 ) 3 , 155 . 44 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 178 . 93 ( nhch c o 2 h ); hrms 296 . 1826 ( mna . c 14 h 27 no 4 na requires 296 . 1838 ( d 4 . 1 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 274 ( 38 %) and 218 ( 100 %). following the general procedure of n - boc removal using 4 m hcl in dioxane , 2s - 2 - tert - butoxycarbonylamino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid ( 1 . 85 g , 6 . 80 mmol ) gave 2s - 2 - amino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 1 . 42 g , 100 %) as a solid ; m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 174 ( 100 %). following the general procedure for fmoc protection of an amine , 2s - 2 - amino - 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid hydrochloride salt ( 1 . 42 g , 6 . 78 mmol ) gave on purification by flash chromatography over silica gel eluting with chcl 3 / ch 3 oh ( 100 : 0 to 95 : 5 , v / v ), 2s9h - fluoren - 9 - ylmethoxycarbonylamino )- 4 , 4 , 5 - trimethyl - hexanoic acid 7 ( 1 . 23 g , 46 %) as an amorphous solid , mp 61 - 62 ° c . analytical hplc rt = 24 . 28 min ( 100 %); [ α ] d 17 − 15 . 0 ( c 0 . 62 in ch 2 cl 2 ); dh ( 500 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 0 . 85 ( 9h , m , ( c h 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 0 . 91 ( 3h , s , ( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2b ), 1 . 46 ( 1h , dd , j 14 and 9 , nhc h 2a ), 1 . 54 ( 1h , m , ( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 1 . 88 ( 1h , dd , j 14 and 3 , nhc h 2b ), 4 . 21 ( 1h , t , j 6 . 5 , h - 9 ′), 4 . 40 ( 3h , br m , nhc h co 2 h and ch 2 o ), 5 . 10 ( 1h , br d , j 7 . 5 , nh ), 7 . 27 ( 2h , m , h - 2 ′ and h - 7 ′), 7 . 36 ( 2h , m , h - 3 ′ and h - 6 ′), 7 . 57 ( 2h , m , h - 1 ′ and h - 8 ′) and 7 . 74 ( 2h , d , j 7 , h - 4 ′ and h - 5 ′); dc ( 125 mhz ; cdcl 3 ) 17 . 01 (( c h 3 ) 2a ch ), 17 . 16 (( c h 3 ) 2b ch ), 23 . 69 (( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 24 . 27 (( ch 3 ) 2 chc ( c h 3 ) 2a ), 35 . 27 (( ch 3 ) 2 ch c ( ch 3 ) 2 ), 35 . 73 (( ch 3 ) 2 c h ), 41 . 88 ( nhch c h 2 ), 46 . 93 ( ch - 9 ′), 54 . 20 ( nh c hco 2 h ), 66 . 79 ( ch 2 o ), 119 . 70 ( ch - 4 ′ and ch - 5 ′), 124 . 78 ( ch - 1 ′ and ch - 8 ′), 126 . 79 ( ch - 2 ′ and ch - 7 ′), 127 . 44 ( ch - 3 ′ and ch - 6 ′), 141 . 05 ( c - 4a ′ and c - 5a ′), 143 . 61 ( c - 1a ′ and c - 8a ′), 155 . 68 ( oc ( o ) nh ) and 178 . 00 ( nhch c o 2 h ); hrms 418 . 1990 ( mna . c 24 h 29 no 4 na requires 418 . 1994 ( d 1 . 1 ppm )); m / z ( electrospray - ms ) 396 ( 100 %). 1 r . f . w . jackson , n . wishart , a . wood , k . james , and m . j . wythes , j . org . chem ., 1992 , 57 , 3397 . 2 m . j . dunn , r . f . w . jackson , j . pietruszka , and d . turner , j . org . chem ., 1995 , 60 , 2210 . 3 r . f . w . jackson , r . j . moore , c . s . dexter , j . elliott , and c . e . mowbray , j . org . chem ., 1998 , 63 , 7875 . 4 c . s . dexter and r . f . w . jackson , j . chem . soc ., chem . commun ., 1998 , 75 . 5 j . shoji and r . sakazaki , j . antibiotics , 1970 , 23 , 519 . 6 t . shiba , y . mukunoki , and h . akiyama , bull . chem . soc . jpn ., 1975 , 48 , 1902 . 7 w . f . j . karstens , m . stol , f . rutjes , and h . hiemstra , synlett , 1998 , 1126 . 8 w . f . j . karstens , m . j . moolenaar , f . rutjes , u . grabowska , w . n . speckamp , and h . hiemstra , tetrahedron lett ., 1999 , 40 , 8629 . 9 l . a . paquette and g . d . maynard , j . am . chem . soc ., 1992 , 114 , 5018 . 10 m . a . umbreit and k . b . sharpless , org . synth ., 1981 , 60 , 29 . 11 m . l . hill and r . a . raphael , tetrahedron , 1990 , 46 , 4587 . 12 w . j . e . parr , j . chem . res . 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