Phosphonolipids. XXVII. Synthesis of O-(2-Aminoethyl)phosphono-L-serine and its Stereoisomer
The synthesis of O-(2-aminoethyl)phosphono-L-serine and O-(2-aminoethyl)phosphono-D-serine is described. The phosphonic acid analogues were obtained by the reaction of O-(2-N,N-dibenzylaminoethyl)phosphonic acid monochloride and triethylamine with N-carbobenzoxy-L-serine benzyl ester and N-carbobenzoxy-D-serine benzyl ester, respectively, followed by the simultaneous removal of the protective carbobenzoxy- and benzyl groups of the reaction products, i.e. O-(2-N,N-dibenzylaminoethyl)phosphono-N-carbobenzoxy-L-serine benzyl ester and its stereoisomer, by hydrogenolysis in 95% ethanol with palladium black catalyst in the presence of sulfuric acid. The O-(2-aminoethyl)phosphono-L-serine and its stereoisomer were obtained in overall yields of about 40% of theory. They are phosphonic acid analogues of the naturally occurring O-(ethanolamine)-O-(L-serine)phosphate diester and its stereoisomer, respectively.