Synthesis and Gelation Capability of Fmoc and Boc Mono-substituted Cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s

Fmoc or Boc mono-substituted cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s were synthesized via the reaction of lysine cyclic dipeptide with Fmoc N-hydroxysuccinimide este(Fmoc-OSu) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate[(Boc)₂O], respectively. The resulted mono-substituted cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)s(2-4) by means of test tube inversion method served as organogelators enabled to form stable thermo-reversible organogels in alcoholic, substituted benzene and chlorinated solvents, with the minimum gelation concentration(MGC) in a range of 1%-4%(mass fraction). The transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) observations reveal that these gelators self-assembled into 3D nanofiber, nanoribbon or nanotube network structures. The rheological measurement exhibited that the storage modulus of gels is higher than the loss one, and the complex viscosity is reduced linearly with the increasing of scanning frequency. The fluorescence spectrum of compound 2 in 1,2-dichloroethane and benzene demonstrates that the emission peak of Fmoc at 320 nm has red-shifted and the intensity decreases gradually, while the intensity of the emission peak at 460 nm substantially enhances as a function of concentration, indicating the existence of π-π sta- cking interactions and the formation of J-type aggregates. Meanwhile, compound 4 self-assembled into nanotubes via the stacking of multiple bilayer membranes. Fmoc and Boc disubstituted cyclo(L-Lys-L-Lys)(3) holds the relatively lower MGC values, showing the stronger gelation ability in most selected organic solvents due to the presence of both Fmoc and Boc groups.     

Fmoc和Boc双取代赖氨酸环二肽的合成及其凝胶化性能研究

以Boc-Lys(Cbz)-OH为原料首先合成出赖氨酸环二肽, 进而再分别与Fmoc-OSu和(Boc)₂O反应得到Fmoc和Boc双取代赖氨酸环二肽. 发现这两种赖氨酸环二肽衍生物在常见醇类、甲苯和氯代溶剂中能形成稳定的热可逆凝胶, 最低凝胶化浓度(MGC)范围为1%～5% (w). 凝胶的储存模量均高于损耗模量, 并且复合粘度在频率扫描范围内呈线性降低趋势. 电镜分析表明, 凝胶因子在不同溶剂中可自组装成微纳米纤维网络结构, 纤维直径越细, 凝胶透明度越高. 红外和荧光光谱分析表明在自组装的过程中氢键主要在甲苯和氯代溶剂中发挥驱动力的作用, π-π堆积主要在醇类溶剂中起作用. 核磁氢谱测试表明来自凝胶因子骨架上酰胺和侧链上氨酯基中的氢键共同参与了凝胶化过程.     

赖氨酸环二肽有机凝胶因子的合成及其选择性凝胶化与染料吸附

在利用半胱氨酸修饰赖氨酸环二肽制备对称性四肽的过程中, 通过两种脱除Trt(三苯甲基)的方法分别得到含有Fmoc(芴甲氧羰基)的非环与大环四肽产物, 其结构得到了核磁、质谱、红外、元素分析等证实。 它们能使多种有机溶剂凝胶化, 且具有热可逆性, 由扫描电子显微镜(SEM)可观察到凝胶内部均为三维网络结构。 在体积分数低至0.1%的含氯有机溶剂/水两相体系中, 它们依然可以进行选择性凝胶化。 此外, 该有机凝胶干胶由于内部微纳米网络结构以及Fmoc基团的存在, 可以直接从水溶液中吸收多种染料分子, 且吸附能力随温度的升高而提高。     

Gelation Dynamics and Mechanism(s) in Stereoregular Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)s

Chain conformation and gel structure of syndiotactic PMMA thermoreversible gels have been investigated using small angle neutron scattering (SANS). A double helix model for the chain conformation is proposed alongside a gel network model where the fibrils are formed by the proposed double helix and the junctions by the aggregation of 3 double helices. Preliminary results, also obtained by SANS, for stereocomplex gels prepared in bromobenzene are presented.     

Fluorous dimethylthiocarbamate (DMTC) protecting groups for alcohols

N,N-Bis(perfluoroalkyl)thiocarbamoyl chlorides (^FDMTC-Cls) were synthesized as reagent for the protection of alcohols. Using the crystalline ^FDMTC-Cls, the ^FDMTC groups were introduced into the alcohol molecules in excellent yields in the presence of sodium hydride in THF at room temperature. The products were separated from the excess alcohols by solid-phase extraction with a fluorous reverse-phase silica gel column (Fluorous Solid Phase Extraction; FSPE). The ^FDMTC groups were readily removed by oxidation with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) and subsequent hydrolysis with KHCO₃.     

Facile synthesis of cyclopentapeptide,cyclo[Arg(NO2)-Gly-Asp(OBn)-D-Phe-Lys(Fmoc)], and its application in synthesis of integrin-targeting anticancer conjugate

An efficient approach for integrin-targeting cRGDfK conjugate synthesis has been developed using a new protected cyclopentapeptide, cR(NO₂)GD(Bn)fK(Fmoc), as the key intermediate. cR(NO₂)GD(Bn)fK(Fmoc) was conveniently prepared in high yield. The Fmoc group of this cyclopentapeptide was selectively removed under mild conditions which makes it an ideal intermediate for cRGDfK conjugate synthesis as was well demonstrated in this paper by the synthesis of cRGDfK chlorambucil conjugate.     

Photochemical protection of amines with Cbz and Fmoc groups

The photochemical conversion of amines into carbamates was achieved using N-Cbz-, N-Fmoc-, and N-Boc-5,7-dinitroindolines. This reaction allows the protection of amines in neutral medium. Primary and unhindered secondary amines were protected to yield their benzyloxycarbonyl- and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl derivatives efficiently, whereas bulky amines or anilines gave low yields or no product. On the other hand, the formation of N-Boc compounds, although possible, proceeded only with low yields.     

The use of protecting groups in the synthesis of purine derivatives (review)

Published data on the use of protecting groups in the synthesis of purine derivatives are reviewed and classified. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 3–34, January, 2009.     

Positional chemoselectivity in the Zn(II)-mediated removal of phenol protecting groups

A protocol was developed for the chemoselective ortho-deprotection of polyphenolic substrates using readily available Zn^IIX₂ salts. This procedure provides exceptional positional selectivity for the deprotection of phenols that reside adjacent to directing carbonyl functionality in the presence of similar protecting groups at the meta and para positions. Good to excellent yields of the desired free phenols were obtained (?96%), and a wide assortment of protecting groups was readily removed under the reaction conditions.     

Antibacterial activity of cyclo(L-Pro-L-Tyr) and cyclo(D-Pro-L-Tyr) from Streptomyces sp. strain 22-4 against phytopathogenic bacteria

Two bioactive cyclic dipeptides, cyclo(L-Pro-L-Tyr) and cyclo(D-Pro-L-Tyr), were isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. strain 22-4 and tested against three economically important plant pathogens, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, Ralstonia solanacearum and Clavibacter michiganensis. Both cyclic dipeptides were active against X. axonopodis pv. citri and R. Solanacearum with MIC of 31.25 μg/mL. No activity could be observed against C. michiganensis.     

Poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-imide)s containing dimethylsilane groups

New poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-imide)s containing dimethylsilane units have been prepared by solution polycondensation reaction of an aromatic dianhydride incorporating dimethylsilane group, namely bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)dimethylsilane dianhydride, with different aromatic diamines having preformed 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring, such as 2,5-bis(p-aminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,5-bis[p-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,5-bis[p-(3-aminophenoxy)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(3,5-diaminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, and 2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-5-(3,5-diaminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole. The polymers were easily soluble in polar organic solvents, such as N-methylpyrrolidinone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and pyridine, as well as in less polar organic solvents, such as tetrahydrofuran and chloroform. Very thin coatings deposited on silicon wafers exhibited smooth, pinhole-free surface in atomic force microscopy investigations. The polymers showed high thermal stability with decomposition temperature being above 415 °C.They exhibited a glass transition in the temperature range of 202-282 °C, with reasonable interval between glass transition and decomposition temperature. Solutions of the polymers in N,N-dimethylformamide exhibited fluorescence, having maximum emission wavelength in the range of 353-428 nm.     

Remote control by protecting groups in the diastereoselective addition of acetylides to 2-(4-quinolyl)propanol

Differently O-protected 2-(4-quinolyl)propanols undergo, in the presence of chloroformate esters, a regio- and stereoselective addition of acetylides on the carbon α to nitrogen with moderate to good diastereoselectivity. The bulkiness of the OH protecting group, which has a 1,7 relationship with the newly created stereocentre, appears to be mainly responsible for this remote stereocontrol.     

Gelation of organic solvents by N-(n-tetradecylcarbamoyl)-l-amino acids

A series of N-(n-alkylcarbamoyl)-l-amino acid amphiphiles with different amino acid head groups were designed and synthesised. The gelation abilities of these amphiphilic molecules were studied in toluene and p-xylene solvents. The hypothesis that steric crowding at the chiral head group destroys gelation ability of the amphiphile was examined. Indeed, beside l-alanine-based amphiphile, only l-serine and l-aspartic acid derivatives were found to gelate the organic liquids efficiently in the presence of a small quantity of water. The gels were characterised by a number of methods, including FT-IR, NMR and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and rheology. The SEM micrographs revealed three-dimensional networks of ribbon-like aggregates. The organogels were observed to be thermo-reversible in nature and have sufficient mechanical strength. The gels have gel-to-sol transition temperatures above the physiological temperature (310 K).