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The Regioselective Synthesis of o -Nitrobenzyl DOPA Derivatives
Schneider, Tobias,Martin, Joshua,Durkin, Patrick M.,Kubyshkin, Vladimir,Budisa, Nediljko
, p. 2691 - 2699 (2017)
Photocaged DOPA derivatives may serve for non-invasive unmasking of the catechol fragment in biological systems. This would enable efficient control of the redox and metal-coordinating properties associated with the free catechol moiety, in particular, in biosynthetically produced adhesive proteins and synthetic peptides. Synthetic routes towards photocaged DOPA derivatives are reported herein. A new method for preparing para -alkylated DOPA starting from 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde is described for the first time.
