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Original Articles

L-CYSTEINE COMPOUNDS WITH TWO ASYMMETRIC CENTRES AND THE RELATED CADMIUM COMPLEXES

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Pages 351-357 | Received 13 Dec 1982, Accepted 25 Jan 1983, Published online: 13 Dec 2006
 

Abstract

The cadmium complexes of L-cysteine alkyl esters have been shown to polymerize methylthiirane stereospecifically and stereoelectively. A series of L-cysteine esters with two asymmetric carbon atoms is prepared by reacting L-cysteine with the racemic mixture of various secondary alcohols: CH3CH(OH)R (with R [dbnd] C2H5, CH(CH3)2, C(CH3)3, C6H13, CH2C6H5) in the presence of dried HCl. It is shown that, under same experimental conditions, l-phenyl ethanol (R [dbnd] C6H5) gives rise to S-substitution instead of esterification. The structure of the resulting compound is confirmed, in particular, on the basis of 13C and 1H NMR spectra whose lines are assigned by comparison with spectra of model compound. The cadmium complexes of the various diastereoisomeric derivates of L-cysteine are prepared and characterized. Cadmium bis 2-octyl ester cysteinate is the first example of cadmium L-cysteinate derivate soluble in organic solvents. It is shown that all these complexes act as initiators for the polymerization of methylthiirane in homogeneous phase.

Une série d'esters de la L-cystéine, comprenant deux centres de chiralité sont préparés par réaction de la L-cystéine avec des alcools secondaires racémiques du type CH3CH(OH)R (avec R [dbnd] C2H5, CH(CH3)2, C(CH3)3, C6H13, CH2C6H5), en présence d'HCl gazeux sec. La réaction du phényl-1 éthanol (R [dbnd] C6H5) avec la L-cystéine conduit dans les měmes conditions d'expérience, uniquement au dérivé S-substitue; l'étude des spectres de RMN 13C et 1H a permis de confirmer la structure de ce produit. Les complexes correspondants du cadmium ont été préparés et caractérisés. Le composé bis octyl-2 cystéinate de cadmium est le premier exemple, dans cette série, de complexe soluble dans les solvants organiques. Tous ces sels de cadmium sont utilisés comme agent d′amorçage dans la polymérisation stéréospécifique du méthylthiiranne en phase homogène.

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