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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/Boc-L-glutamic acid 5-cyclohexyl ester
C16H27NO6
329.39 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

5-Cyclohexyl hydrogen N-[(1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl]-L-glutamate

CAS73821-97-3
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Peptide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

This compound is a protected glutamic acid derivative featuring a tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) protecting group and cyclohexyl ester moieties. It is primarily used as a pharmaceutical intermediate in peptide synthesis, particularly for the introduction of glutamic acid residues with orthogonal protection.

Pharmaceutical intermediate for peptide synthesisBuilding block in solid-phase peptide synthesis

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-5-cyclohexyloxy-2-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxycarbonylamino]-5-oxopentanoic acid

InChIKey

FDNMLANBNJDIRG-LBPRGKRZSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)(C)OC(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)OC1CCCCC1)C(=O)O

Synonyms (13)
  • Boc-Glu(OcHex)-OH
  • Boc-Glu(OcHx)-OH

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