Facile synthesis of β-amino disulfides, cystines, and their direct incorporation into peptides

Abstract

Herein, we report a simple and efficient methodology for the synthesis of β-amino disulfides by regioselective ring opening of sulfamidates with benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate [BnNEt₃]₂MoS₄. Stability and reactivity of different protecting groups under the reaction conditions have been discussed. This methodology has also been extended to serine and threonine derived sulfamidates to furnish cystine and 3,3'-dimethyl cystine derivatives.