446253-64-1

Upstream product

• 63-91-2 L-phenylalanine 
• 79410-35-8 (2S)-2-azido-3-phenylpropanoic acid 
• 100-46-9 benzylamine 

Downstream Products

• 1155946-23-8 N-benzyl-2-diaza-3-phenylpropanamide 
• 1393821-79-8 C₃₃H₃₄N₃O₃P 
• 1393821-69-6 C₂₁H₃₂N₄O₄ 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Development of a Visible Light Triggerable Traceless Staudinger Ligation Reagent

A series of substituted 9-methylenylanthracene photocages for diphenylphosphinothioesters have been synthesized to explore their photo-uncaging properties by visible light. Substituents such as phenyl, p-trifluoromethylphenyl, p-methoxyphenyl, ethyn-1-ylbenzene, and 3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl have been introduced in order to extend the π-conjugation of the photocage and to shift the wavelength response of the uncaging process to the visible spectral range. Among these new photocages, the (10-(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)anthracen-9-yl)methyl has been shown to have the best performance in terms of fast photo-uncaging and minimal byproduct formation. It is responsive to both UV and visible photoexcitation. Quantum yields of the photoinduced heterolytic anthracenylmethyl-phosphorus bond cleavage at 366 and 416 nm were found to be 0.08 and 0.025, respectively. This photocage enables traceless Staudinger ligation to be triggered by photoirradiation in the visible spectral range for bioconjugation applications. We demonstrate this with a series of visible-light-induced oligopeptide syntheses via the conjugation of amino acid/oligopeptide building blocks by the characteristic peptide linkage attained by traceless Staudinger ligation. Yields of the resultant conjugated oligopeptides ranged from 31 to 43%. This new photocage opens up the possibility of in situ synthesis of functional proteins/peptides mediated by visible-light-induced photoclick processes for the regulation of cellular/metabolic functions of life systems.

PREPARATION OF DIAZO AND DIAZONIUM COMPOUNDS

A method for making diazo-compounds, diazonium salts thereof and other protected forms of these compounds. Diaz-compounds are prepared by reaction of a tertiary phosphine reagent carrying a reactive carbonyl group with an azide. The reaction can also generate an acyl triazene which can be converted thermally or by addition of base to form the diazo-compound or the acyl triazene can be isolated. The method is particularly useful for conversion of azides carrying one or more electron withdrawing groups to diazo-compounds. The method can be carried out in aqueous medium under mild conditions and is particularly useful for conversion of azido sugars to diazo-compound and diazonium salts thereof under physiological conditions. Tertiary phosphine reagents, particularly those that are water-soluble, and precursors for preparation of the reagents are provided.

CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF REAGENTS FOR PEPTIDE COUPLING

The present invention provides improved methods for synthesis of phosphinothiol reagents, as well as novel protected reagents, for use in formation of amide bonds, and particularly for peptide ligation. The invention provides phosphineborane complexes useful as reagents in the formation of amide bonds, particularly for the formation of an amide bond between any two of an amino acid, a peptide, or a protein.

Staudinger ligation of α-azido acids retains stereochemistry

The Staudinger ligation of peptides with a C-terminal phosphinothioester and N-terminal azide is an emerging method in protein chemistry. Here, the first Staudinger ligations of nonglycyl azides are reported and shown to proceed both in nearly quantitative yield and with no detectable effect on the stereochemistry at the α-carbon of the azide. These results demonstrate further the potential of the Staudinger ligation as a general method for the total synthesis of proteins from peptide fragments.