trans-4-Hydroxy-L-proline is used as a reagent for the preparation of neuroexcitatory kainoids and antifungal echinocandins. It is also involved in the synthesis of chiral ligands for enantioselective ethylation of aldehydes.
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Applications
trans-4-Hydroxy-L-proline is used as a reagent for the preparation of neuroexcitatory kainoids and antifungal echinocandins. It is also involved in the synthesis of chiral ligands for enantioselective ethylation of aldehydes.
Solubility
Soluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Chiral precursor for a wide variety of synthetic targets. For discussion of some examples, see: Tetrahedron, 52, 13803 (1996).
- Satomura, T.; Ishikura, M.; Koyanagi, T.; Sakuraba, H.; Ohshima, T.; Suye, S. I. Dye-linked d-amino acid dehydrogenase from the thermophilic bacterium Rhodothermus marinus JCM9785: characteristics and role in trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline catabolism. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2015, 99 (10), 4265-4275.
- Kuttan, R.; Panikkar, B.; Binitha, P. P. Amino acids in sandal (Santalum album L) with special reference to cis-4-hydroxy-l-proline and sym. homospermidine. Springerplus 2015, 4 (1), 1-9.