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4-Methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyl (Mtr): a New Amino and Imidazole Protecting Group in Peptide Synthesis
Wakimasu, Mitsuhiro,Kitada, Chieko,Fujino, Masahiko
, p. 2766 - 2779 (2007/10/02)
The 4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyl (Mtr) group was introduced as a protecting group for the amino function, especially the ε-amino function of lysine, and the imidazole ring of histidine.The Nε-Mtr group was removable by dilute methanesulfonic acid-containing trifluoroacetic acid-thioanisole, but was stable to trifluoroacetic acid or catalytic hydrogenation.The Nim-Mtr group was removable by trifluoroacetic acid-dimethylsulfide or 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, but was more stable than the Nim-Tos or the Nim-Mbs group with triethylamine.To examine the usefulness of the Mtr group as a protecting group for use in peptide synthesis, mastoparan X and chicken gastrin releasing peptide (c-GRP) were synthesized, and this group was found to be very convenient for general solution synthesis.In particular, the introduction of Lys(Mtr) made possible a new strategy in peptide synthesis.Keywords-4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyl (Mtr); Nε-4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyllysine; Nim-4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonylhistidine; methanesulfonic acid-trifluoroacetic acid-thioanisole deprotection; trifluoroacetic acid-dimethylsulfide deprotection; mastoparan X; chicken gastrin releasing peptide
