The aminolysis of a mildly activated aminoacid ester, benzyloxycarbonyl‐L‐phenylalanine cyanomethyl ester, by glycine esters in the presence of catechol has been studied as a model of catalysis by RNA cis‐vicinal‐diol systems in protein biosynthesis. Catechol accelerated the aminolysis, especially in the presence of bases, probably by nucleophilic catalysis.
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