The first regiospecific direct C-2 arylation procedure for histidine using arylboronic
acids has been developed. The reaction allows a one-step synthesis of a large variety
of 2-aryl-l-histidines using ammonium persulfate and catalytic silver nitrate in TFA and CH2Cl2/H2O (1:1) at ambient temperature.
Key words
regiospecific - arylation - histidine - arylboronic acids - C–H activation