Synthesis of amino acid conjugates of 1,1′-dimethylferrocene: New chiral conjugates

Syntheses of diastereomeric mixtures of 1,1′-dimethylferrocene-2-Ala-OMe (3) and 1,1′-dimethylferrocene-3-Ala-OMe (4) are reported by peptide coupling of L-Ala-OMe to the enantiomeric mixtures of the corresponding acids, 1,1′-dimethylferrocene-2-carboxylic acid (1) and 1,1′-dimethylferrocene-3-carboxylic acid (2).