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Rapid and Mild Lactamization Using Highly Electrophilic Triphosgene in a Microflow Reactor
Fuse, Shinichiro,Komuro, Keiji,Otake, Yuma,Masui, Hisashi,Nakamura, Hiroyuki
, p. 7525 - 7532 (2021)
Lactams are cyclic amides that are indispensable as drugs and as drug candidates. Conventional lactamization includes acid-mediated and coupling-agent-mediated approaches that suffer from narrow substrate scope, much waste, and/or high cost. Inexpensive, less-wasteful approaches mediated by highly electrophilic reagents are attractive, but there is an imminent risk of side reactions. Herein, a methods using highly electrophilic triphosgene in a microflow reactor that accomplishes rapid (0.5–10 s), mild, inexpensive, and less-wasteful lactamization are described. Methods A and B, which use N-methylmorpholine and N-methylimidazole, respectively, were developed. Various lactams and a cyclic peptide containing acid- and/or heat-labile functional groups were synthesized in good to high yields without the need for tedious purification. Undesired reactions were successfully suppressed, and the risk of handling triphosgene was minimized by the use of microflow technology.
Intramolecular cyclization assistance for fast degradation of ornithine-based poly(ester amide)s
De Gracia Lux, Caroline,Olejniczak, Jason,Fomina, Nadezda,Viger, Mathieu L.,Almutairi, Adah
, p. 3783 - 3790 (2013/09/02)
Inspired by the spontaneous cyclization of ornithine in peptides, polyesters containing protected ornithine (Orn) side chains along the backbone were synthesized and shown to degrade rapidly upon deprotection through intramolecular cyclization. A new ornithine-based poly(ester amide) PEA 1 and a lysine-based control PEA 2, both bearing the light-sensitive protecting group o-nitrobenzyl alcohol (ONB), were synthesized. Tert-butyl carbamate (Boc)-protected versions 1-Boc and 2-Boc were also synthesized for proof of concept. GPC confirmed that 1-Boc degrades over 40 times faster than 2-Boc following deprotection into the designed intramolecular cyclization products. Finally, TEM visualization of particles made from 1 encapsulating iron oxide nanoparticles reveals complete disruption of nanoparticles and release of payload within a day upon UV irradiation. Copyright
