Synthesis of peptides by reactive extrusion. Application to the continuous and solventless preparation of aspartame.

01 March 2024, Version 2
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Abstract

The solventless synthesis of peptides from unactivated amino acids was performed in a twin-screw extruder. The general method was applied to the preparation of dipeptides and tripeptides. Aspartame, a synthetic dipeptide, was also prepared in a continuous mode on large scale.

Keywords

peptide
aspartame
coupling reaction
mechanochemistry
flow chemistry
reactive extrusion
twin-screw extruder
tse
ball-mill
epimerization-free

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Synthesis of peptides by reactive extrusion. Application to the sustainable preparation of aspartame.
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Supporting information : Procedures, spectral data, spectra
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