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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/Boc-N-methyl-L-leucine
C12H23NO4
245.32 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning

(2S)-2-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl](methyl)amino}-4-methylpentanoic acid

CAS53363-89-6EC834-864-2
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Peptide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

N-methyl-N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine (Boc-N(Me)Leu-OH) is a protected amino acid intermediate. It is primarily used in peptide synthesis as a building block for incorporating N-methyl-leucine residues.

Protected amino acid intermediate for peptide synthesisBuilding block in solid-phase peptide synthesis

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-4-methyl-2-[methyl-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxycarbonyl]amino]pentanoic acid

InChIKey

YXJFAOXATCRIKU-VIFPVBQESA-N

SMILES

CC(C)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N(C)C(=O)OC(C)(C)C

Synonyms (22)
  • Boc-(Neopentyl)gly-OH
  • Boc-L-MeLeu-OH
  • Boc-MeLeu-OH
  • Boc-N-Me-L-Leu-OH
  • Boc-N-Me-Leu-OH
  • Boc-N-methyl-L-leucine
  • Boc-Nalpha-methyl-L-leucine
  • N-Boc-N-methylleucine
  • N-Methyl-N-Boc-L-Leucine
  • N-boc-N-methyl-d-leucine

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