Derivatized amino acids relevant to native peptide synthesis by chemical ligation and acyl transfer.

Three amino acids were converted into the derivatives 5.2 (from glycine), 6.4a and 6.4b (from alanine), and 8.3a and 8.3b (from O-benzyl serine). These N-alkylated amino acids, which can be deprotected after conversion of the carboxyl into an amide, correspond to the general structure 2.1, a compound class of use in the study of peptide segment coupling by the ligation-acyl transfer method.