A versatile synthesis of a β-turn peptidomimetic scaffold: An approach towards a designed model antagonist of the tachykinin NK-2 receptor

A general and stereocontrolled synthesis of an azabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane amino acid template with an appended substitutent at C-5 was developed. The approach allows for stereochemical and functional variations that extend the utility of these rigid amino acid motifs as peptidomimetics. The synthesis of a weakly active but specific NK-2 receptor antagonist is described.