Abstract
Dihydroxyethylene containing compounds, envisaged as aspartic protease inhibitors (cores), were easily synthesized in few steps, by a sequence involving ring opening of diacetyl tartaric anhydride, peptide coupling and de-esterification under basic conditions affording the desired diols in a simple and inexpensive method.
Keywords: HIV-Protease, inhibitor, dihydroxyethylene, diacetyl tartaric anhydride, ring opening, peptide, mimetic