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En Route to a Heterogeneous Catalytic Direct Peptide Bond Formation by Zr-Based Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts
Conic, Dragan,De Azambuja, Francisco,Harvey, Jeremy N.,Loosen, Alexandra,Parac-Vogt, Tatjana N.,Van Den Besselaar, Maxime
, p. 7647 - 7658 (2021/06/30)
Peptide bond formation is a challenging, environmentally and economically demanding transformation. Catalysis is key to circumvent current bottlenecks. To date, many homogeneous catalysts able to provide synthetically useful methods have been developed, while heterogeneous catalysts remain largely restricted to the studies addressing the prebiotic formation of peptides. Here, the catalytic activity of Zr6-based metal-organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) toward peptide bond formation is investigated using dipeptide cyclization as a model reaction. Unlike previous catalysts, Zr-MOFs largely tolerate water, and reactions are carried out under ambient conditions. Notably, the catalyst is recyclable and no additives to activate the COOH group are necessary, which are common limitations of previous methods. In addition, a broad reaction scope tolerates substrates with bulky and Lewis basic groups. The reaction mechanism was assessed by detailed mechanistic and computational studies and features a Lewis acid activation of carboxylate groups by Zr centers toward amine addition in which an alkoxy ligand on adjacent Zr sites assists in lowering the barrier of key proton transfers. The proposed concepts were also used to study the formation of intermolecular peptide bond formation. While intrinsic challenges associated with the catalyst structure and water removal limit a more general intermolecular reaction scope under current conditions, the results suggest that further design of Zr-MOF catalysts could render these materials broadly useful as heterogeneous catalysts for this challenging transformation.
Water-Tolerant and Atom Economical Amide Bond Formation by Metal-Substituted Polyoxometalate Catalysts
De Azambuja, Francisco,Parac-Vogt, Tatjana N.
, p. 10245 - 10252 (2019/11/03)
A simple, safe, and inexpensive amide bond formation directly from nonactivated carboxylic acids and free amines is presented in this work. Readily available Zr(IV)- and Hf(IV)-substituted polyoxometalates (POM) are shown to be catalysts for the amide bond formation reaction under mild conditions, low catalyst loading, and without the use of water scavengers, dry solvents, additives for facilitating the amine attack, or specialized experimental setups commonly employed to remove water. Detailed mechanistic investigations revealed the key role of POM scaffolds which act as inorganic ligands to protect Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) Lewis acidic metals against hydrolysis and preserve their catalytic activity in amide bond formation reactions. The catalysts are compatible with a range of functional groups and heterocycles useful for medicinal, agrochemical, and material chemists. The robustness of the Lewis acid-POM complexes is further supported by the catalyst reuse without loss of activity. This prolific combination of Zr(IV)/Hf(IV) and POMs inaugurates a powerful class of catalysts for the amide bond formation, which overcomes key limitations of previously established Zr(IV)/Hf(IV) salts and boron-based catalysts.
Thermodynamic and (1)H NMR Study of Proton Complex Formation of Histidine-containing Cyclodipeptides in Aqueous Solution
Arena, Giuseppe,Impellizzeri, Giuseppe,Maccarrone, Giuseppe,Pappalardo, Giuseppe,Sciotto, Domenico,Rizzarelli, Enrico
, p. 371 - 376 (2007/10/02)
A thermodynamic and (1)H NMR study of proton complex formation in aqueous solution of some L-histidine-containing cyclic L-dipeptides has been carried out.The enthalpic and entropic changes associated with protonation of the cyclodipeptides, obtained by potentiometric and calorimetric measurements, together with the (1)H NMR data and NOESY experiments, enable the role played by non-covalent interactions in proton complex formation to be assessed.In addition, a comparison with c(Gly-His) permits the influence of side-chain residues on the conformation of protonated species to be observed.
