Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15 (3), 672-679
DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02436j
Kondratov I. S.; Logvinenko I. G.; Tolmachova N. A.; Morev R. N.; Kliachyna M. A.; Clausen F.; Daniliuc C. G.; Haufe G.
2-Amino-2-(trifluoromethoxy)butanoic acid (O-trifluoromethyl homoserine) was synthesized as a racemate and in both enantiomeric forms. The measured pKa and log D values establish the compound as a promising analogue of natural aliphatic amino acids.