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The 3-(N-tert-butylcarboxamido)-1-propyl group as an attractive phosphate/thiophosphate protecting group for solid-phase oligodeoxyribonucleotide synthesis
Wilk, Andrzej,Chmielewski, Marcin K.,Grajkowski, Andrzej,Phillips, Lawrence R.,Beaucage, Serge L.
, p. 6430 - 6438 (2007/10/03)
Among the various phosphate/thiophosphate protecting groups suitable for solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis, the 3-(N-tert-butylcarboxamido)-1-propyl group is one of the most convenient, as it can be readily removed, as needed, under thermolytic conditions at neutral pH. The deprotection reaction proceeds rapidly (t1/2 ～ 100 s) through an intramolecular cyclodeesterification reaction involving the amide function and the release of the phosphate/thiophosphate group as a 2-(tertbutylimino)tetrahydrofuran salt. Incorporation of the 3-(N-tert-butylcarboxamido)-1-propyl group into the deoxyribonucleoside phosphoramidites 1a-d is achieved using inexpensive raw materials. The coupling efficiency of 1a-d in the solid-phase synthesis of d(ATCCGTAGCTAAGGTCATGC) and its phosphorothioate analogue is comparable to that of commercial 2-cyanoethyl deoxyribonucleoside phosphoramidites. These oligonucleotides were phosphate/thiophosphate-deprotected within 30 min upon heating at 90 °C in Phosphate-Buffered Saline (PBS buffer, pH 7.2). Since no detectable nucleobase modification or significant phosphorothioate desulfurization occurs, the 3-(N-tert-butylcarboxamido)-1-propyl group represents an attractive alternative to the 2-cyanoethyl group toward the large-scale preparation of therapeutic oligonucleotides.
