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Products for peptide coupling

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Assignee: RES CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIESPriority: Sep 28, 1992Filed: Jun 30, 1999Granted: Apr 8, 2003
Est. expirySep 28, 2012(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Y02P20/55C07K 1/082C07K 1/084C07K 1/10C07F 9/6561C07D 513/04C07D 495/04C07D 491/04C07D 471/04
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Claims

Abstract

This invention relates to a process for forming an amide or an ester from a reaction between an amine or an alcohol, respectively and an acylating derivative of a carboxylic acid, in the presence of an effective amount of a compound having the formula: and N-oxides thereof and salts thereof.

Claims

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What is claimed:  
     
       1. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound with a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof a salts thereof; 
       wherein said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide;  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;  
       R 3  is SO 2 R 14  or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group, of the formula P ⊕   (NR   12   R   13   )   3 ;  
       each R 12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a  5 - or  6 - membered heterocylic ring containing up to a total of  5  ring carbon atoms;  and  
       R 14  is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl loweralkyl.  
     
     
       2. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound and a carboxylic acid in the presence of a dehydrating reagent and an effective amount of a compound, said compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide;  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;  
       and R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       3. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound and an acylating derivative of a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound, said compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and  
       said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide;  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 8  R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;  
       and R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       4. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound selected from the group consisting of an amino acid and a peptide with an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       wherein 
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;  
       R 3  is BLK 1 -AA 1 ;  
       BLK 1  is an amino acid protecting group; and  
       AA 1  is an amino acid or peptide less a hydrogen on the N-terminus and an OH on the C-terminus.  
     
     
       5. The process according to any of  claim 1 - 4  wherein A or G is N. 
     
     
       6. The process according to any one of claims  1 - 4  wherein Y is CH or N and X is CH or N. 
     
     
       7. The process according to any one of  claim 1 - 4  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, diloweralkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       8. The process according to  claim 7  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       9. The process according to  claim 8  wherein the electron-donating group is OMe or Me 2 N. 
     
     
       10. The process according to  claim 2  wherein the dehydrating agent is DCC or EDC. 
     
     
       11. The process according to  claim 3  in which the acylating derivative of the carboxylic acid is 
       
         
           BLK-AA-M  
         
       
       wherein BLK is an amino protecting group;  
       AA is an amino acid;  
       M is halo or phenoxy ester wherein the phenyl group is of the formula:                    
       wherein 
       R 20  is independently halo or an electron-withdrawing group and m is 1-5.  
     
     
       12. The process according to  claim 11  wherein BLK is FMOC, BOC, TEOC, Aoc, Adoc, Bpoc, Azoc, Ddz, Proc, Foc, Moz, Nps, Dts, Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, Nps,  formyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, CLIMOC or BIMOC. 
     
     
       13. The process according to  claim 12  wherein BLK is Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, BOC or FMOC. 
     
     
       14. The process according to  claim 11  wherein the electron-withdrawing group is nitro or cyano. 
     
     
       15. The process according to  claim 1  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  and R 13  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R 10  and R 11  taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to 6 ring atoms and up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms or R 12  and R 13  taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached from a 5 or 6 membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms.  
     
     
       16. The process according to claim  15   1 wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl. 
     
     
       17. The process according to  claim 16  wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13  are independently lower alkyl. 
     
     
       18. The process according to  claim 17  wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13  are methyl. 
     
     
       19. The process according to  claim 15  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or loweralkoxy lower alkyl and m is 0 or 1.  
     
     
       20. The process according to claim  19   1 wherein R 11  and R 12  are the same and R 10  and R 11  R 12    and R   13      are the same. 
     
     
       21. The process according to  claim 1  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11  and  R 12  and R 13    each  are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, or CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 .  
     
     
       22. The process according to  claim 21  wherein R 10 , R 11  and R 12  R 12    and R   13  are the same. 
     
     
       23. The process according to  claim 1  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2  or O; and  
       ALK is lower alklyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       24. The process according to  claim 23  wherein U is CH 2 . 
     
     
       25. The process according to  claim 1  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       26. The process according to  claim 2  or  claim 3  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       27. The process according to  claim 4  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       28. The process according to  claim 27  wherein R 3  is BLK 1 -AA 1  wherein BLK 1  is FMOC, BOC, TEOC, Aoc, Adoc, Bpoc, Azoc, Ddz, Poc, Foc, Moz, Nps, Nts, Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, Nps,  formyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, CLI-MOC or BIMOC. 
     
     
       29. The process according to  claim 28  wherein R 3  is BLK 1 -AA 1 , wherein BLK 1  is Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, BOC or FMOC. 
     
     
       30. The process according to  claim 25  wherein R 3  is a positively charged electron-withdrawing group. 
     
     
       31. The process according to  claim 30  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , and R 12  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.  
     
     
       32. The process according to  claim 31  wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12  are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 . 
     
     
       33. The process according to  claim 31  or  32  wherein R 10 , R 11  and R 12  are the same. 
     
     
       34. The process according to  claim 25  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2  or O, and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       35. The process according to claim  34   23 wherein U is CH 2  or NH. 
     
     
       36. The process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound with a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof wherein 
       said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide;  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 15  CR 18  or N;  
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17  and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       R 3  is SO 2 R 14  or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group having the formula P ⊕   (NR   12   R   13   )   3   ;   
       each R 12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a  5 - or  6 - membered heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  ring carbon atoms ;  
       and R 14  is lower alkyl, aryl, or aryl lower alkyl.  
     
     
       37. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound with a carboxylic acid in the presence of a dehydrating reagent and an effective amount of a compound having the formula                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; wherein 
       said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide,  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 18  CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17  and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       and R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       38. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound with an acrylating derivative of a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; wherein 
       said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide;  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17  and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       and R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       39. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound selected from the group consisting of an amino acid and a peptide with an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17  and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       R 3  is BLK 1 -AA 1 ;  
       BLK 1  is an amino acid protecting group; and  
       AA 1  is an amino acid or peptide less a hydrogen on the N-terminus and OH on the C-terminus.  
     
     
       40. The process according to any of claims  36 - 39  wherein two of A, D, E and G are N. 
     
     
       41. The process according to any one of claims  36 - 39  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, diloweralkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       42. The process according to  claim 41  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       43. The process according to  claim 36  wherein R 3  is a positively charged electron-withdrawing group. 
     
     
       44. The process according to  claim 43  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  and R 13  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R 10  and R 11  taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to 6 ring atoms and up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms or R 12  and R 3  taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a 5 or 6 membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms.  
     
     
       45. The process according to  claim 36  wherein R 3  is                     
       wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 12  R 12    and R   13    each  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl. 
     
     
       46. The process according to  claim 44  or  45  wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 R 12    and R   13    each  are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 . 
     
     
       47. The process according to claim  46   45 wherein R 10 , R 11  and R 12 R 12    and R   13  are the same. 
     
     
       48. The process according to  claim 36  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2  or O and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       49. The process according to  claim 48  wherein U is CH 2  or NH. 
     
     
       50. The process according to  claim 1  wherein the compound has the formula                    
       wherein 
       one of R 16 , R 17  and R 18  is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group and the others are hydrogen.  
       R 3  is a  the positively charged electron-withdrawing group or SO 2 R 14 ; and  
       R 14  is lower alkyl, aryl or lower arylakyl.  
     
     
       51. The process according to  claim 2 , wherein the compound has the formula:                    
       wherein 
       one of R 16 , R 17  and R 18  is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group and the others are hydrogen, and  
       R 3  is H.  
     
     
       52. The process according to  claim 3 , wherein the compound has the formula:                    
       wherein 
       one of R 16 , R 17  and R 18  is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron donating group and the others are hydrogen and R 3  is H.  
     
     
       53. The processing according to  claim 4  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
       wherein 
       one of R 16 , R 17  and R 18  is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group and the others are hydrogen, and  
       R 3  is BLK 1 -AA 1 .  
     
     
       54. The process according to any of claims  50 - 53  wherein R 16  is an electron-donating group. 
     
     
       55. The process according to  claim 54  wherein R 16  is lower alkylamino, diloweralkylamino, amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, loweraralkoxy, aryloxy, aryl, lower aralkyl, mercapto or loweralkylthio. 
     
     
       56. The process according to  claim 55  wherein R 16  is diloweralkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       57. The process according to  claim 56  wherein R 16  is OCH 3  or Me 2 N. 
     
     
       58. The process according to any one of claims  50 - 53  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       59. The process according to any one of claims  50 - 53  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       60. The process according to  claim 50  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12 R 12    and R   13    each  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.  
     
     
       61. The process according to  claim 60  wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 R 12    and R   13    each  are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 . 
     
     
       62. The process according to  claim 60  or  61  wherein R 10 , R 11  and R 12 R 12    and R   13  are the same. 
     
     
       63. The process according to  claim 50  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2 , or O, and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       64. The process according to  claim 2  or  claim 3  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       65. The process according to  claim 1  wherein the compound is a salt and the cation has the formula:                    
     
     
       66. The process according to  claim 2  or  claim 3  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       67. The process according to  claim 1  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       68. The process according to claim  1   2  or  3 wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       69. The process according to  claim 1 or  3   where the compound is of the formula:                    
       wherein 
       U is CH 2 , O or N-ALK and ALK is H or lower alkyl.  
     
     
       70. The process according to  claim 69  wherein U is CH 2 . 
     
     
       71. The process for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently or lower alkyl;  
       R 3  is SO 2 R 14  or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group of the formula P ⊕   (NR   12   R   13   )   3   ;   
       each R 12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a  5 - or  6 - membered heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  ring carbon atoms ; and  
       and R 14  is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl loweralkyl.  
     
     
       72. A process for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine with a carboxylic acid in the presence of a dehydrating reagent with an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently, hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; and R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       73. The process according to  claim 71  or  72  wherein A or G is N. 
     
     
       74. The process according to  claim 71  or  72  wherein Y is CH or N and X is CH or N. 
     
     
       75. The process according to  claim 71  or  72  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, dilower-alkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       76. The process according to  claim 71  or  72  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkyamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       77. The process according to  claim 76  wherein the electron-donating group is OMe or Me 2 N. 
     
     
       78. The process according to  claim 71  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  and R 13  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R 10  and R 11  taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to 6 ring atoms and up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms or R 12  and R 13  taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached from a 5 or 6 membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms.  
     
     
       79. The process according to claim  78   71 wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13  are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl. 
     
     
       80. The process according to  claim 79  wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13  are independently lower alkyl. 
     
     
       81. The process according to claim  78   80 wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13  are methyl. 
     
     
       82. The process according to  claim 71 wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                    
       wherein R 10 , R 11 ,  R 12  and R 13    each  are independently hydrogen, or lower alkyl or loweralkoxy lower alkyl and m is 0 or 1 . 
     
     
       83. The process according to  claim 82  wherein R 11  and R 12  are the same R 10  and R 11 R 12    and R   13  are the same. 
     
     
       84. The process according to  claim 71  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11  and R 12    
       R 12    and R   13    each  are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, or CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 .  
     
     
       85. The process according to  claim 84  wherein R 10 , R 11  and R 12  R 12    and R   13  are the same. 
     
     
       86. The process according to  claim 71  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2  or O and  
       ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       87. The process according to  claim 86  wherein U is CH 2 . 
     
     
       88. The process according to  claim 71  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       89. The process according to  claim 72  wherein the compound has the formula:                    
     
     
       90. The process according to  claim 71  wherein R 3  is SO 2 R 14 . 
     
     
       91. The process according to  claim 88  wherein R 3  is a  the positively charged electron-withdrawing group. 
     
     
       92. The process according to  claim 91  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  and R 13  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R 10  and R 11  taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to 6 ring atoms and up to a total of 5 carbon rings atoms or R 12  and R 13  taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a 5 or 6 membered nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms.  
     
     
       93. The process according to claim  92   91 wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12  R 12    and R   13    are each  are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 . 
     
     
       94. The process according to  claim 88  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.  
     
     
       95. The process according to  claim 88  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2  or O, and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       96. The process according to  claim 95  wherein U is CH 2  or NH. 
     
     
       97. The process for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine with a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17  and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       R 3  SO 2 R 14 , or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group of the formula P ⊕   (NR   12   R   13   )   3 ;  
       each R 12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a  5 - or  6 - membered heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  ring carbon atoms ; and  
       R 14  is lower alkyl, aryl, or aryl lower alkyl.  
     
     
       98. A process for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine with a carboxylic acid in the presence of a dehydrating reagent and an effective amount of a compound, said compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof, 
       wherein  
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       and one two of A, D, E, G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17  and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group; and  
       R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       99. The process according to  claim 97  or  98  wherein two of A, D, E and G are N. 
     
     
       100. The process according to  claim 97  or  98  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkyl amino, diloweralkyl amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       101. The process according to  claim 100  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       102. The process according to  claim 97  wherein R 3  is an  the electron withdrawing group. 
     
     
       103. The process according to  claim 97  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  and R 13  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R 10  and R 11  taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to 6 ring atoms and up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms or R 12  and R 13  taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a 5 or 6 membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of 5 carbon ring atoms.  
     
     
       104. The process according to  claim 97  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       R 10 , R 11 , R 12  R 12    and R   13    each  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.  
     
     
       105. The process according to  claim 97  wherein R 3  is                    
       wherein 
       OU is N-ALK, CH 2  or U  O and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.  
     
     
       106. The process according to  claim 105  wherein U is CH 2  or NH. 
     
     
       107. In the synthesis of a peptide wherein a first Nα-amino protected amino acid is covalently coupled to a solid phase peptide synthesis resin, the N-α-amino protecting group is cleaved off and the resulting free amino group is coupled via a peptide linkage to the carboxyl group of a second Nα-amino protected amino acid, and the cycle is repeated until the desired peptide has been obtained and then the peptide is cleaved from said resin, the improvement comprising adding to the coupling reaction an effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only are A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;  
       R 3  is SO 2 R 14  or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group of the formula P ⊕   (NR   12    R   13   )   3 ; and  
       each R 12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a  5 - or  6 - membered heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  ring carbon atoms;   
       R 14  is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl loweralkyl.  
     
     
       108. In the synthesis of a peptide wherein a first N-α-amino protected amino acid is covalently coupled to a solid phase peptide synthesis resin, the N-α-amino protecting group is cleaved off and the resulting free amino group is coupled via a peptide linkage to the carboxyl group of a second Nα-amino protected amino acid, and cycle is repeated until the desired peptide has been obtained and then the peptide is cleaved from said resin, the improvement comprising adding to the coupling reaction in effective amount of a compound having the formula:                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; and  
       R 3  is hydrogen.  
     
     
       109. The process according to  claim 4  wherein AA 1  is an α-amino acid. 
     
     
       110. The process according to  claim 109  wherein AA 1  is a naturally occurring amino acid. 
     
     
       111. The process according to any one of claims  1 - 4  wherein the group protecting the N-terminal amino acid or peptide is FMOC, BOC, TEOC, Aoc, Adoc, Bpoc, Azoc, Ddz, Poc, Foc, Moz, Nps, Dts, Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, Nps,  formyl, acetyl or trifluoroacetyl. 
     
     
       112. The process according to  claim 111  wherein the group protecting the N-terminal amino acid or peptide is FMOC, BOC, Cbz, Bspoc or Bsmoc. 
     
     
       113. The process according to any of claims  1 - 3  wherein the amino compound and the carboxylic acid are independently naturally occurring amino acids. 
     
     
       114. A process for forming an amide containing the moiety 
       H,  
       NR 3    
       comprising reacting an organic amine under amide forming conditions with an effective amount of a compound of the formula                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salt thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       wherein one and only one of A, E, D or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; and  
       R 3  is lower alkyl carbonyl, aryl carbonyl, or aryl lower alkyl carbonyl.  
     
     
       115. The process according to  claim 114  wherein A or G N. 
     
     
       116. The process according to  claim 114  wherein Y is CH or N and X is CH or N. 
     
     
       117. The process according to  claim 114  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       118. The process according to  claim 117  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       119. The process according to  claim 118  wherein the electron-donating group is OMe or Me 2 N. 
     
     
       120. A process for forming an amide containing the moiety 
       H  
       NR 3    
       comprising reacting an organic amine under amide-forming conditions with an effective amount of a compound having the formula                    
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16  or N;  
       E is CR 17  or N;  
       A is CR 15  or N;  
       G is CR 18  or N;  
       wherein one and only one  or two of A, E, D or G is N;  
       R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group,  
       X is CR 7  or N;  
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7  and R 5  are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; and  
       R 3  is lower alkyl carbonyl, aryl carbonyl, or aryl lower alkyl carbonyl.  
     
     
       121. The process according to  claim 120  wherein two  one and only one of A, D, E and G are  is N. 
     
     
       122. The process according to  claim 120  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkyl amino, diloweralkyl amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       123. The process according to  claim 122  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       124. The process according to  claim 114  wherein the compound is                    
     
     
       125. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound with a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound, wherein said compound is prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with                      
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof under substitution reaction conditions; 
       wherein said amino compound is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide; 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17    and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       X is CR 7    or N;   
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7    and R   5    are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;   
       L is a leaving group; 
       R 3    is SO   2   R   14    or a positively charged electron withdrawing group; and   
       R 14    is loweralkyl, aryl or aryl lower alkyl.   
     
     
       126. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound selected from the group consisting of an amino acid and a peptide with an effective amount of compound, wherein said compound is prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with                      
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17   , and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       X is CR 7    or N;   
       L is a leaving group; 
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7    and R   5    are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;   
       R 3    is BLK   1   -AA   1 ;  
       BLK 1    is an amino acid protecting group; and   
       AA 1    is an amino acid or peptide less a hydrogen on the N-terminus and an OH on the C-terminus.   
     
     
       127. The process according to claims  125  or  126  wherein A or G is N. 
     
     
       128. The process according to claims  125  or  126  wherein Y is CH or N and X is CH or N. 
     
     
       129. The process according to claims  125  or  126  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, diloweralkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       130. The process according to  claim 129  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       131. The process according to  claim 130  wherein the electron-donating group is OMe or Me 2   N.   
     
     
       132. The process according to  claim 125  wherein R 3    is a positively charged electron withdrawing group.   
     
     
       133. The process according to  claim 132  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                   
       wherein  
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   10    and R   11    taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to  6  ring atoms and up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a  5  or  6  membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms.   
     
     
       134. The process according to  claim 133  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.   
     
     
       135. The process according to  claim 134  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently lower alkyl.   
     
     
       136. The process according to  claim 135  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are methyl.   
     
     
       137. The process according to  claim 132  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                   
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or loweralkoxy lower alkyl and m is  0  or  1 .   
     
     
       138. The process according to  claim 137  wherein R 11    and R   12    are the same or R   12    and R   13    are the same.   
     
     
       139. The process according to  claim 125  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH   2   CH   2   OCH   2   CH   3 .  
     
     
       140. The process according to  claim 139  wherein 
       (a) R 3    is                     
       and R 10   , R   11    and R   12    are the same or   
       (b) R 3    is                     
       and R 11    and R   12    are the same.   
     
     
       141. The process according to  claim 132  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2    or O; and   
       ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen. 
     
     
       142. The process according to  claim 141  wherein U is CH 2    or NH.   
     
     
       143. The process according to  claim 126  wherein BLK 1    is FMOC, BOC, TEOC, Aoc, Adoc, Bpoc, Azoc, Ddz, Poc, Roc, Moz, Nps, Dts, Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, formyl, acetyl, trifluoroacetyl, CLIMOC or BIMOC.   
     
     
       144. The process according to  claim 143  wherein BLK 1    is Cbz, Bspoc, Bsmoc, BOC or FMOC.   
     
     
       145. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amine with a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound, wherein said compound is prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof under substitution reaction conditions wherein 
       said amine is an amino acid or peptide and said carboxylic acid is a N-terminal amino protected amino acid or a N-terminal amino protected peptide; 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17    and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       L is a leaving group; 
       R 3    is SO   2   R   14    or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group; and R   14    is a lower alkyl, aryl or lower alkyl.   
     
     
       146. A process for preparing a peptide bond comprising reacting an amino compound selected from the group consisting of an amino acid and a peptide with an effective amount of a compound, wherein said compound is prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       and one or two of A, D, E, G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17   , and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       L is a leaving group; 
       R 3    is BLK   1   -AA   1 ;  
       BLK 1    is an amino acid protecting group; and   
       AA 1    is an amino acid or peptide less a hydrogen on the N-terminus and OH on the C-terminus.   
     
     
       147. The process according to  claim 145  or  146  wherein one of A, D, E and G is N. 
     
     
       148. The process according to  claim 145  or  146  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, diloweralkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       149. The process according to  claim 148  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       150. The process according to  claim 145  wherein R 3    is a positively charged electron withdrawing group.   
     
     
       151. The process according to  claim 150  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   10    and R   11    taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to  6  ring atoms and up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a  5  or  6  membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms.   
     
     
       152. The process according to  claim 150  wherein R 5                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.   
     
     
       153. The process according to  claim 151  or  152  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12   , and R   13    are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH   2   CH   2   OCH   2   CH   3 . 
     
     
       154. The process according to  claim 153  wherein (a) R 3    is                      
       and R 10   , R   11    and R   12    are the same or   
       (b) R 3    is                     
       and R 11    and R   12    are the same.   
     
     
       155. The process according to  claim 150  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2    or O and ALK is lower alkyl or CH   2    or NH.   
     
     
       156. The process according to  claim 155  wherein U is CH 2    or NH.   
     
     
       157. The process according to  claim 125  wherein R 3   L is reacted with                     
       wherein 
       one of R 15   , R   16    and R   17    is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron donating group and the others are hydrogen.   
     
     
       158. The process according to  claim 126  wherein R 3   L is reacted with                     
       wherein one of R 15   , R   16    and R   17    is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron donating group and the others are hydrogen.   
     
     
       159. The process according to  claim 157  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.   
     
     
       160. The process according to  claim 159  where R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH   2   CH   2   OCH   2   CH   3 . 
         161 . The process according to  claim 159  or  160   
       wherein 
       (a) R 3    is                      
       and R 10   , R   11    and R   12    are the same or   
       (b) R 3    is                     
       and R 11    and R   12    are the same.   
     
     
       162. The process according to  claim 157  wherein R 3    is                      
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2    or O, and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.   
     
     
       163. The process according to  claim 146  or  claim 147  wherein R 3   L is reacted with                      
     
     
       164. The process according to  claim 145  where R 3   L is reacted with                     
       wherein 
       R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       U is CH 2   , O or N-ALK and ALK is H or lower alkyl.   
     
     
       165. The process according to  claim 164  wherein U is CH 2 . 
     
     
       166. A process for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound, wherein said compound is prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with a compound of the formula:                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof under substitution reaction conditions, 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       whereby one or two of A, E, D, or G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17   , and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       X is CR 7    or N;   
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7    and R   5    are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;   
       R 3    is a positively charged electron-withdrawing group; and   
       L is a leaving group. 
     
     
       167. The process according to  claim 166  wherein A or G is N. 
     
     
       168. The process according to  claim 166  wherein Y is CH or N and X is CH or N. 
     
     
       169. The process according to  claim 166  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylaminodilower-alkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       170. The process according to  claim 169  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       171. The process according to  claim 170  wherein the electron-donating group is OMe or Me 2   N.   
     
     
       172. The process according to  claim 166  wherein R 3    is a positively charged electron-withdrawing group.   
     
     
       173. The process according to  claim 172  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                   
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   10    and R   11    taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to  6  ring atoms and up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a  5  or  6  membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms.   
     
     
       174. The process according to  claim 173  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.   
     
     
       175. The process according to  173  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently lower alkyl.   
     
     
       176. The process according to  claim 175  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are methyl.   
     
     
       177. The process according to  claim 172  wherein the positively charged electron-withdrawing group is                   
       wherein 
       R 11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, or lower alkyl or loweralkoxy lower alkyl and m is  0  or  1 .   
     
     
       178. The process according to  claim 177  wherein R 11    and R   12    are the same or R   12    and R   13    are the same.   
     
     
       179. The process according to  claim 172  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, or CH   2   CH   2   OCH   2   CH   3 .  
     
     
       180. The process according to  claim 179  wherein (a)  R 3    is                      
       and R 10   , R   11    and R   12    are the same or   
       (b) R 3    is                      
       and R 11    and R   12    are the same.   
     
     
       181. The process according to  claim 172  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2    or O and   
       ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen. 
     
     
       182. The process according to  claim 181  wherein U is CH 2 . 
     
     
       183. The process according to  claim 165  or  166  wherein R 3   L is reacted with                      
     
     
       184. The process according to  claim 183  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   10    and R   11    taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to  6  ring atoms and up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a  5  or  6  membered nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms.   
     
     
       185. The process according to  claim 184  wherein R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or CH   2   CH   2   OCH   2   CH   3 . 
     
     
       186. The process according to  claim 183  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.   
     
     
       187. The process according to  claim 183  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       U is N-ALK, CH 2    or O, and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.   
     
     
       188. The process according to  claim 187  wherein U is CH 2    or NH.   
     
     
       189. A process for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine with a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a compound, wherein said compound is prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof under substitution reaction conditions 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       an one or two of A, D, E, G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17    and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       R 3    is SO   2   R   14    or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group;   
       L is a leaving group; and 
       R 14    is loweralkyl, aryl or lower arylalkyl.   
     
     
       190. The process according to  claim 189  for forming an amide comprising reacting an organic amine with a carboxylic acid in the presence of a dehydrating reagent and an effective amount of a compound, said compound prepared from the reaction of R 3   L with                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof, under substitution reaction conditions. 
     
     
       191. The process according to  claim 189  or  190  wherein one of A, D, E and G is N. 
     
     
       192. The process according to  claim 189  or  190  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkyl amino, diloweralkyl amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       193. The process according to  claim 192  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       194. The process according to  claim 189  or  190  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy lower alkyl or R   10    and R   11    taken together with the atoms to which they are attached form a ring containing up to  6  ring atoms and up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms or R   12    and R   13    taken together with the nitrogen atoms to which they are attached form a  5  or  6  membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing up to a total of  5  carbon ring atoms.   
     
     
       195. The process according to  claim 189  or  190  wherein R 3    is                      
       wherein 
       R 10   , R   11   , R   12    and R   13    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl.   
     
     
       196. The process according to  claim 189  or  190  wherein R 3    is                     
       wherein 
       O is N-ALK, CH 2    or U and ALK is lower alkyl or hydrogen.   
     
     
       197. The process according to  claim 196  wherein U is CH 2    or NH.   
     
     
       198. In the synthesis of a peptide wherein a first N-α-amino protected amino acid is covalently coupled to a solid phase peptide synthesis resin, the N-α-amino protecting group is cleaved off and the resulting free amino group is coupled via a peptide linkage to the carboxylic group of a second N-α-amino protected amino acid, and the cycle is repeated until the desired peptide has been obtained and then the peptide is cleaved from said resin, the improvement comprising adding to the coupling reaction an effective amount of a compound formed from the reaction of R 3   L with a compound of the formula:                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof under substitution reaction conditions; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       whereby one and only one of A, E, D, or G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17   , and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       X is CR 7    or N;   
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7    and R   5    are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;   
       R 3    is SO   2   R   14    or a positively charged electron-withdrawing group;   
       L is a leaving group; and 
       R 14    is lower alkyl, aryl, or aryl loweralkyl.   
     
     
       199. The process according to  claim 126  wherein AA 1    is an α-amino acid.   
     
     
       200. The process according to  199  wherein AA 1    is a naturally occurring amino acid.   
     
     
       201. The process according to  claim 125  or  126  wherein the amino compound and the carboxylic acid are independently naturally occurring amino acids. 
     
     
       202. A process for forming an amide containing the moiety 
       H 
       NR 3   
       comprising reacting an organic amine under amide forming conditions with an effective amount of a compound prepared by reacting R 3   L with                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       wherein 
       one and only one of A, E, D or G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17    and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       X is CR 7    or N;   
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       R 7    and R   5    are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; and   
       R 3    is lower alkyl carbonyl, aryl carbonyl, or aryl lower alkyl carbonyl; and   
       L is a leaving group. 
     
     
       203. The process according to  claim 202  wherein A or G is N. 
     
     
       204. The process according to  claim 202  wherein Y is CH or N and X is CH or N. 
     
     
       205. The process according to  claim 202  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkylamino, diloweralkylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       206. The process according to  claim 205  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       207. The process according to  claim 206  wherein the electron-donating group is Me 2   N or OMe.   
     
     
       208. The process for forming an amide containing the moiety 
       H 
       NR 3   
       comprising reacting an organic amine under amide-forming conditions with an effective amount of a compound prepared by reacting R 3   L with                     
       or N-oxides thereof or salts thereof; 
       wherein 
       D is CR 16    or N;   
       E is CR 17    or N;   
       A is CR 15    or N;   
       G is CR 18    or N;   
       wherein 
       one or two of A, E, D or G is N; 
       R 15   , R   16   , R   17    and R   18    are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or an electron-donating group;   
       X is CR 7    or N;   
       Y is N or CR 5 ;  
       L is a leaving group; 
       R 7    and R   5    are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; and   
       R 3    is lower alkyl carbonyl, aryl carbonyl, or aryl lower alkyl carbonyl.   
     
     
       209. The process according to  claim 208  wherein one of A, D, E and G is N. 
     
     
       210. The process according to  claim 200  wherein the electron-donating group is amino, lower alkyl amino, diloweralkyl amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aralkoxy, halo, aryl, mercapto or lower alkylthio. 
     
     
       211. The process according to  claim 210  wherein the electron-donating group is lower dialkylamino or lower alkoxy. 
     
     
       212. The process according to  claim 145  or  166  wherein the compound is formed by reacting  1 -hydroxy- 7 -axa-benzotriazole with R 3    L, wherein R   3    is  1 , 1 , 3 , 3 -tetramethyluronium salt and L is a leaving group.   
     
     
       213. The process according to  claim 212  wherein the leaving group is a halide.

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