Solid-phase synthesis of biaryl cyclic peptides by borylation and microwave-assisted intramolecular Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Miyaura borylation and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling have been combined to set up an efficient strategy for the solid-phase synthesis of biaryl cyclic peptides. The Miyaura borylation was the key step in obtaining the linear peptidyl resin precursor containing both the boronate and the halogenated derivative of an aromatic amino acid. The Suzuki-Miyaura macrocyclization was performed under microwave irradiation leading to biaryl cyclic peptides of different ring sizes. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.