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Novel peptidomimetic macrocycles showing exciplex fluorescence
Burguete, M. Isabel,Galindo, Francisco,Izquierdo, M. Angeles,Luis, Santiago V.,Vigara, Laura
, p. 9493 - 9501 (2007)
The synthesis of five new chiral macrocyclic peptidomimetic naphthalenophanes, together with two open-chain derivatives, is described. The cyclization step is accomplished in good yields without the use of high dilution or template techniques. The new compounds have been photophysically studied by means of steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. It has been found that the smaller the ring size, the higher the emission quantum yield from the excited charge-transfer state (CTS, exciplex) and the lower the fluorescence from the locally excited state (LES). The occurrence of exciplex fluorescence is noteworthy as the electron-donating groups are secondary amine moieties, which do not normally form emissive exciplexes.
Ynamide-Mediated Thiopeptide Synthesis
Yang, Jinhua,Wang, Changliu,Xu, Silin,Zhao, Junfeng
supporting information, p. 1382 - 1386 (2019/01/08)
Exploration of the full potential of thioamide substitution as a tool in the chemical biology of peptides and proteins has been hampered by insufficient synthetic strategies for the site-specific introduction of a thioamide bond into a peptide backbone. A novel ynamide-mediated two-step strategy for thiopeptide bond formation with readily available monothiocarboxylic acids as thioacyl donors is described. The α-thioacyloxyenamide intermediates formed from the ynamides and monothiocarboxylic acids can be purified, characterized, and stored. The balance between their activity and stability enables them to act as effective thioacylating reagents to afford thiopeptide bonds under mild reaction conditions. Amino acid functional groups such as OH, CONH2, and indole NH groups need not be protected during thiopeptide synthesis. The modular nature of this strategy enables the site-specific incorporation of a thioamide bond into peptide backbones in both solution and the solid phase.
Mechanistic implications of the enantioselective addition of alkylzinc reagents to aldehydes catalyzed by nickel complexes with α-amino amide ligands
Escorihuela, Jorge,Burguete, M. Isabel,Ujaque, Gregori,Lledós, Agustí,Luis, Santiago V.
supporting information, p. 11125 - 11136 (2016/12/07)
The enantioselective alkylation of aldehydes catalysed by nickel(ii)-complexes derived from α-amino amides was studied by means of density functional theory (DFT) and ONIOM (B3LYP:UFF) calculations. A mechanism was proposed in order to investigate the origin of enantioselectivity. The chirality-determining step for the alkylation was the formation of the intermediate complexes with the involvement of a 5/4/4-fused tricyclic transition state. The predominant products predicted theoretically were of (S)-configuration, in good agreement with experimental observations. The scope of the reaction was examined and high yields and enantioselectivities were observed for the enantioselective addition of Et2Zn and Me2Zn to aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes.
Structural insight into the aggregation of l-prolyl dipeptides and its effect on organocatalytic performance
Berdugo, Cristina,Escuder, Beatriu,Miravet, Juan F.
supporting information, p. 592 - 600 (2015/02/18)
NMR and organocatalytic studies of four dipeptides derived from l-proline are described. Results indicate that important conformational changes around the catalytic l-proline moiety are observed for free dipeptides upon changing the adjacent amino acid. Also, an aggregation process is detected as the concentration increases. The self-association of the dipeptides has been fitted to a cooperative binding model. All the compounds have been assayed as catalysts for the conjugated addition of cyclohexanone to trans-β-nitrostyrene in toluene. In agreement with the structural studies, noticeable changes in the catalytic performance are detected upon changing the catalyst concentration, as the catalyst is activated by self-aggregation. This journal is