Novel branched isocyanides as useful building blocks in the Passerini-amine deprotection-acyl migration (PADAM) synthesis of potential HIV-1 protease inhibitors
1. CSIR Biosciences, Private Bag X2, Modderfontein, Johannesburg 1645, South Africa;2. Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, PO WITS 2050, South Africa
Abstract:
Novel branched isocyanides have been prepared from l-serine and used as building blocks in the Passerini-amine deprotection-acyl migration (PADAM) sequence for the preparation of compounds with activity against HIV-1 protease.