Synthesis and transformations of polysubstituted diastereomeric 5-oxomorpholin-2-carboxylic acids

A series of trans- and cis-3,4-disubstituted 5-oxomorpholine-2-carboxylic acids 5 were prepared by a cyclocondensation between diglycolic anhydride 3 and arylideneamines 4. Transformations of the carboxylic group leading to a peptide bond in the side chain to the morpholinone ring were effected. The relative configurations and the preferred conformations of the substituents at the morpholinone ring in some of the newly prepared derivatives were determined by means of 1H NMR and X-ray analysis.

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