Stereoselective Syntheses of (E)-α,β-Dehydroamino Acids and (E)-α,β-De­hydropeptides by Stereospecific Dehydration with 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl­aminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC)

Highly stereoselective syntheses of (E)-α,β-dehydroamino acids and (E)-α,β-dehydropeptides have been achieved in good yields by stereospecific dehydration of threo-β-hydroxy-α-amino acid derivatives using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) and CuCl 2 .