Dakin–West reaction
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Dakin–West reaction
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The Dakin–West reaction is a chemical reaction that transforms an amino-acid into a keto-amide using an acid anhydride and a base, typically pyridine. It is named for Henry Drysdale Dakin and Randolph West. In 2016 Schreiner and coworkers reported the first asymmetric variant of this reaction employing short oligopeptides as catalysts. With pyridine as a base and solvent, refluxing conditions are required. However, with the addition of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) as a catalyst, the reaction c
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Reaction that converts amino acids into a keto-amides
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakin%E2%80%93West_reaction
date created:
2005-09-13T05:15:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T09:16:30Z
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