Pd-mediated reactions have emergeda sapowerful tool for the site-selective and bioorthogonall ate-stage diversification of amino acids, peptides and related compounds. Indole moieties of tryptophan derivatives are susceptible to C 2 H-activation, whereas halogenated aromatic amino acids such as halophenylalanines or halotryptophans provide ab road spectrum of different functionalisations. The compatibility of transition-metal-catalysed cross-couplings with functional groups in peptides, other biologically active compoundsa nd even proteins hasb een demonstrated. ThisReview primarily compiles the applicationo fd ifferent crosscoupling reactions to modify halotryptophans,h alotryptophan containing peptides or halogenated, biologically active compounds derived from tryptophan. Moderna pproaches use regio-and stereoselective biocatalytic strategies to generate halotryptophans and derivatives on ap reparative scale. The combination of bio-and chemocatalysis in cascade reactions is given by the biocompatibility and bioorthogonality of Pd-mediated reactions.
Pd-Catalysed C 2 ÀHA ctivationo fT ryptophansThe C 2 position of indoles and tryptophans can be selectively addressed by transition-metal-catalysed C(sp 2 )ÀHa ctiva- [a] H. Gruß,P rof. Dr.N.S ewald