The synthesis of the tetrapeptide, N-t-butoxycarbonyl-ε-N-carbobenzoxy-L-lysylglycyl-ε-N-carbobenzoxy-L-lysylglycine 4-(methylthio)phenyl ester is described. The utility of this protective ester is shown by its easy conversion to the protected tetrapeptide 4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl activated ester without decomposition. Removal of the N-butoxycarbonyl protecting group afforded the polymerizing unit, ε-N-carbobenzoxy-L-lysylglycyl-ε-N-carbobenzoxy-L-lysylglycine 4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl ester. Polymerization of this material on the partially blocked monomer glycine-1-C14 ethyl ester hydrochloride, at a relatively high dilution, gave poly-(ε-N-carbobenzoxyl-L-lysylglycyl)glycine-1-C14 ethyl ester. The carbobenzoxy protective groups were removed to give the title compound.
Glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride
