Synthesis of the unusual α-amino acid component of some novel histone deacetylase inhibiting cyclic peptides

A flexible protocol for the synthesis of three lipophilic α-amino acid components of some novel cyclic peptides having important histone deacetylase inhibiting properties has been developed from a common source, which featured a cross-metathesis reaction between two unhindered terminal olefins as the key step.

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