CAS 1126650-67-6: 3-fluoro-1-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxycarbonyl]azetidine-3-carboxylic acid

3-Fluoro-1,3-azetidinedicarboxylic acid tert-Butyl ester

1-(Tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-fluoroazetidine-3-carboxylic acid is an imino compound that belongs to the group of β-amino acids. It is a synthetically versatile building block for the synthesis of heterocyclic and cyclic compounds. 1-(Tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-fluoroazetidine-3-carboxylic acid has been used as a building block in medicinal chemistry, especially in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals with antihypertensive, anticonvulsant, and antidiabetic properties. The fluorine atom on this molecule acts as a good leaving group and can be substituted by other functional groups for further synthetic manipulations.