Circular dichroism of polyethylenimine containing optically active thymine derivatives as grafted pendants

Optical properties of linear polyethylenimine containing optically active (+)- or (?)-2-(thymin-1-yl)propionyl group as grafted pendant were investigated by circular dichroism (CD) and compared with those of the related monomer and dimer model compounds. CD spectra of the polymer in neutral aqueous solution were different from those of related model compounds, which suggest that the polymer exists in some ordered conformation (at least locally) to allow exciton coupling of π–π^* (B_2u) transition in the base chromophores along the polymer chain. This ordered conformation tends to be randomized on heating. The effects of complementary base pairing on the CD spectra have also been studied by using a linear polyethylenimine containing (±)-2-(adenin-9-yl) propionyl grafts and its related monomer and dimer models.     

Synthesis of optically active copoly(vinylamine–vinylalcohol) containing a pair of adeninyl and thyminyl pendant groups

Preparation of novel model polymers of polynucleotides with copoly(vinylamine–vinylalcohol) [P(Vam–Val)] backbone and a pair of adeninyl and thyminyl pendant groups is described. At first, direct, low temperature esterification was used to attach (?) and (±)-2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acid [(?)TPA and (±)TPA], to the N–Cbz protected hydroxy polymer P(Vamz–Val) which was prepared by selective N-protection of N-benzyloxycarbonyloxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide (CbzONB) with P(Vam–Val), at the hydroxy group via an ester bond. Two novel precursors P(Vamz–Ve(?)T) and P(Vamz–Ve(±)T) were obtained. Then the Cbz protecting group of P(Vamz–Ve(?)T) and P(Vamz–Ve(±)T) were removed by hydrobromic acid to give the hydrobromide salt of P(Vam–Ve(?)T) and P(Vam–Ve(±)T), respectively. Finally, the attachment of (±)-2-(adenine-9-yl)propionic acid [(±)APA] to linear P(Vam–Ve(?)T) and P(Vam–Ve(±)T) by selective N-acylation with N-hydroxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide (HONB). This procedure gave the corresponding P(Vam–Val) having a pair of adeninyl and thyminyl pendant groups, such as P(Va(±)Ad–Ve(?)T) and P(Va(±)Ad–Ve(±)T). In contrast to the corresponding polymer models, the related segment model compounds were also prepared from threo-2-amino-4-pentanol without N-blocking-deblocking operations. The segment model compounds including four stereoisomers of highly optical purities, were separated and purified by reverse phase HPLC technique.     

Nucleic acid base grafted imino polyurethane

Preparation of two model polymers of polynucleotides with linear polyurethane backbone and 2-(thymin-1-yl)propionyl or 2-(uracil-1-yl)propionyl group as grafted pendant are described. 2-(Thymin-1-yl)propionic acid (TPA) and 2-(uracil-1-yl)propionic acid (UPA) were grafted into partial imino functionalized polyurethane, poly[(β,β′-diethylene)amine methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate)]-75 (PU-NH-75), at the secondary amino group through amide bonds with 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBT) using the active ester technique. Two novel polymer models of polynucleotides, poly[(N-(2-(thymin-1-yl)propionyl)-β,β′-diethylene)amine methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate)]-75 (PU-NT-75) and poly[(N-(2-(uracil-1-yl)propionyl)-β,β′-diethylene)amine methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate)]-75 (PU-NU-75) were obtained. The imino polyurethane PU-NH-75 was produced from the partially deprotected N-Cbz imino polyurethane, poly[N-(benzyloxycarbonyl-β,β′-diethylene)amine methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate)] (PU-NCbz) which was prepared by the polyaddition of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) with diol monomer N-benzyloxycarbonyl-β,β′-dihydroxyethylamine (CbzHEA). Selective N-protection of N-benzyloxycarbonyloxy-5-norbornene-2,3-bicarboximide (CbzONB) with β,β′-dihydroxyethylamine (HEA) gave the N-Cbz protected diol monomer HEA. The related monomer model compounds were also prepared by the same methods.     

Synthesis of copoly(vinylamine-vinylalcohol) containing two kinds of asymmetric nucleic acid base derivatives as grafted pendants

Preparation of new model polymers of polynucleotides with poly(vinylamine-vinylalcohol) [P(Vam-Val)] backbones and different kinds of nucleic acid base derivatives as grafted pendants is described. At first, the grafting of (?) and (±)-2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acid [(?) and (±)TPA] onto linear P(Vam-Val) at the amino group via an amide bond was carried out in a mixed solvent of ethanol-dimethylformamide by selective N-acylation of the active ester of N-hydroxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide (HONB) or N-hydroxysuccinimide (HOSu). This procedure gave the corresponding hydroxyl polymers P[Vam(?)T-Val] and P[Vam(±)T-Val]. In addition, direct, low temperature esterification was used to graft (?), (±)TPA, and (±)-2-(uracil-1-yl)propionic acid, [(±)UPA], onto the hydroxyl polymer at the hydroxyl group via an ester bond. This process gave the corresponding copoly(Vam-Val) with different or the same kinds of nucleic acid base derivatives. P[Vam(?)-Ve(?)T], P[Vam(±)T-Ve(±)T], P[Vam(?)T-Ve(±)U], and P[Vam(±)T-Ve(±)U] are representative examples. The related monomer and segmental model compounds were also prepared by this method; 3-aminopentane, 3-pentanol, 3-amino-1-propanol, and threo-2-amino-4-pentanol were employed in the syntheses. The segment models were separated and purified using HPLC techniques.     

Synthesis of polyamide containing optically active thymine derivative as a grafted pendant

A new route to polyamides containing optically active thymine groups as pendants has been established. The method is based on the grafting of (–) and (±)-2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acid [(–) and (±) TPA] onto a polyamide containing hydroxyl groups. The hydroxy polyamide was prepared by selective N-acylation of an active diester of N-hydroxy-5-norborene-2,3-dicarboxamide (HONB), N,N'-(isophthaloyl-dioxy)-bis(5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide) (IPBONB), with 1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane (AHP). Model compounds (?) and (±)-(1,3-dibenzoylamino-2-propyl)2-(thymin-1-yl)propionate[(?) and (±) (BAPTP)] were prepared by direct, low-temperature esterification before synthesizing the polymer.     

Syntheses of polyethylenimine containing asymmetric nucleic acid base derivatives as grafted pendants

Preparations of new model polymers of polynucleotides with linear polyethylenimine (PEI) backbones and optically active nucleic acid base derivatives as pending side chains are described. (±)-2-(Thymin-1-yl)propionic acid (II) and (±)-2-(adenin-9-yl)propionic acid (IV) were synthesized. These carboxylic acid derivatives were grafted onto PEI at the imino nitrogen by the p-nitrophenyl active ester method. The enantiomeric pairs of II were optically resolved with quinine to yield (?) and (+)-2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acid (VII and VIII). VII and VIII were grafted onto PEI through amide bond by direct coupling with diethylphosphoryl cyanide to give optically active graft polymers. The related monomer and dimer model compounds were also prepared by the same method from diethylamine and dimethylethylene diamine, respectively.     

Spectroscopic studies of poly(vinylamine) containing optically active thymine derivatives as grafted pendants

The optical properties of poly(vinylamine) containing optically active (+)- or (?)-2-(thymin-1-yl) propionyl groups as grafted pendants (PT) and the related monomer (MT) and dimer models (DT) were investigated by UV, circular dichroism (CD), and NMR spectroscopy. Highly syndiotactic PT has a smaller hypochromicity versus MT and a larger optical rotation than the less syndiotactic PT in various solutions. These results are attributed to an interaction between the configurational arrangement of thymines, the conformation of the polymers, and base stacking between thymines. The interactions of these polymers with poly(adenylic acid) (polyA) were also studied and the results compared with other vinyl-type nucleic acid model polymers. The isomers of the optically active dimer models [prepared from meso and (dl)-2,4-diaminopentane] were separated. The CD spectra of (+)-D(?)T in CHCl₃ and trifluoroethanol (TFE) displayed extremely solvent-dependent exciton coupling of the π–π^* (B_2u) transition of the base chromophore, which was not observed in the other models or polymers, except the meso-type dimer model (meso)-D-(?)T. This coupling decreased with increasing solvent dielectric constant, while UV hypochromicity increased. This behavior as well as the 360-MHz NMR spectra suggest that (+)-D(?)T exists in an extended form in solvents of low dielectric constant and gradually assumes a stacked conformation as the dielectric constant increases.     

Synthesis of diols containing nucleic acid bases and their polyesters

Preparation of four diols containing nucleic acid bases derived from 3-(thymin-1-yl)propanoic acid (3-TPA) and 3-(uracil-1-yl)propanoic acid (3-UPA), and the corresponding model polymers of polynucleotides with linear polyester backbone and nucleic acid base derivative as pendant side chains are described. N-(1′,3′-Dihydroxy-2′-methyl-2′-propyl)-3-(thymin-1-yl)propionamide ( VIa , 3-HMPTPA), N-(1′3′-dihydroxy-2′-methyl-2′-propyl)-3-(uracyl-1-yl)propionamide ( VIb , 3-HMPUPA) and their isomers, N(β,β-dihydroxyethyl)-3-(thymin-1-yl)propionamide ( VIIa , 3-HETPA), and N-(β,β-dihydroxyethyl)-3-(uracil-1-yl)propionamide ( VIIb , 3-HEUPA) were synthesized through the selective N-acylation of 2-methyl-2-amino-1,3-propanediol and diethanolamine with 3-TPA and 3-UPA, respectively, by the active ester-N-hydroxyl-1,4-epoxy-5-cyclohexene-2,3-dicarboximide (HOEC) method. The resulting diols were polycondensed with active diamide of benzotriazole (HBT) such as 1,1′-(isophthaloyl)bis-benzotriazole (IPBBT), giving polyesters containing thymine and uracil derivatives as the side group, by the selective O-acrylation of active amide-benzotriazole method.     

Synthesis of polyurethanes containing nucleic acid base derivatives as grafted pendants and their precursor amino functionalized polyurethane

A new route to polyurethanes containing nucleic acid base derivatives as grafted pendants have been established. The method is based on the grafting of 2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acid (TPA) or 2-(adenin-9-yl)propionic acid (APA) onto amino functionalized polyurethane, poly[2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propylene methylene bis(4-phenyl carbamate)] (PU-NH₂, IX ) at the primary amino group by the N-hydroxy compound of active ester technique. Two novel polymer models of polynucleic acid—poly[2-(2′-(thymin-1′-yl) propionamido)-2-methyl-1,3-propylene methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate)] (PU–NHT, X ) and poly[2-(2′-(adenin-9′-yl)propionamido)-2-methyl-1,3-propylene methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate)] (PU–NHA-40, XI )—were obtained. The amino functional polyurethane was prepared by the following three step reactions; (1) Selective N-protection of N-benzyloxycarbonyloxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarbonimide (CbzONB) with 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol gave the N-protecting diol monomer 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (CbzAMP); (2) N-Protecting polurethane poly(2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-methyl-methyl-1,3) propylene methylene bis(4-phenylcarbamate) (PU–NHCbz, VIII ) was obtained by the polyaddition of 4,4′-diphenyl-methane diisocyanate (MDI) with CbzAMP. (3) Deprotection of PU–NHCbz produced amino polyurethane PU-NH₂. Prior to polymer synthesis, the amidation of APA with 3-aminoheptane or diethylamine were carried out as a model reaction study and the related monomer model compounds were prepared by the same methods.     

Synthetic analogues of polynucleotides—XIII: The resolution of dl-β-(thymin-1-yl)alanine and polymerisation of the β-(thymin-1-yl)alanines

dl-β-(Thymin-1-yl)alanine has been resolved into d(+) and l(?) forms. The pure d(+) form was obtained by fractional crystallisation of the (+)α-methylphenylethylamine salts of the α-N-formyl derivatives. The pure l(?) isomer was obtained on a small scale by chromatography of the same salts. The optically active amino acids and the dl-mixture were polymerised by the mixed anhydride procedure to give polymers which showed no evidence of base stacking or of interaction with polyadenylic acid. The molecular weights of the polymers were in the range 2–4 × 10³. These were determined by end group assay which involved the synthesis of α-N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-dl-β-(thymin-1-yl)alanine as a standard.     

Synthesis of optically active polynucleotide analogs with polytrimethylenimine backbones and thymine moieties

Polynucleotide analogs with polytrimethylenimine backbones and optically active 2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acids as pendants were prepared. Linear polytrimethylenimines were obtained by ring-opening polymerization of 2-phenyl-5,6-dyhydro-4H-1,3-oxazine and subsequent hydrolysis of the resulting polymers. 2-(Thymin-1-yl)propionic acids were reacted with N-hydroxy succinimide to form active esters. Optical purities of active esters were determined by NMR with chiral chemical shift reagents. The polynucloetide analogs and related monomer and dimer model compounds were prepared by grafting reactions using active esters.     

Synthesis of linear poly(ethylenimine) containing nucleic acid pendants as polynucleotide analogs

Polynucleotide analogs with a linear poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) backbone and adenine, cytosine, and hypoxanthine pendants were synthesized. Linear PEI was synthesized by the cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-H-2-oxazoline, followed by acid hydrolysis. 2-(Adenin-9-yl)- and 2-(N⁶-benzyladenin-9-yl)-, 2-(cytosin-1-yl)propanoic acids in addition to 2-(adenin-9-yl)-3-methyland 3-(cytosin-1-yl)butanoic acids were synthesized from their respective nucleic acid bases. 2-(Hypoxanthin-9-yl)propanoic acid and 3-(hypoxanthin-9-yl)butanoic acid were converted from the corresponding adenine derivatives by reaction with nitrous acid. Grafting reactions of pendant groups onto various molecular weight PEI backbones were carried out at room temperature, using the coupling agent norborn-5-ene-2,3-carboximido diphenyl phosphate (PPONB), generally resulting in percent graft values greater than 90%. PPONB showed selectivity against the amino group of adenine and cytosine rings. The appropriate model compounds were also prepared.     

Synthesis of poly(ethylene glycol methyl ether)-b-poly(ethylenimine) and its derivatives containing thymine and amino acids as pendants

Poly(ethylene glycol methyl ether)tosylate was prepared and used to initiate the polymerization of 2-methyl-2-oxazoline. The resulting poly(ethylene glycol methyl ether)-b-poly(N-acetyl ethylenimine) was hydrolyzed and neutralized to give poly(ethylene glycol methyl ether)-b-poly(ethyl-enimine) (PEO–PEI). 2-(thymin-1-yl)propionic acid, N-Cbz-alanine, N-Cbz-proline, N-Cbz-O-t-Bu-serine. and N-FMOC-proline were grafted onto the PEO–PEI copolymer; attempts were then made to remove the Cbz and FMOC protecting groups.     

Novel synthesis of polyimide with pendant 1-phenylethyl ester using DBU and its thermal acid-catalyzed deesterification

A model reaction of o-(N-phenylcarbamoyl)benzoic acid (amic acid) with threefold amounts of 1-phenylethyl bromide (PEB) and 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5,4,0]-7-undecene (DBU) was carried out in NMP. The reaction gave N-[m-(1-phenylethoxycarbonyl)phenyl]phthalimide in almost quantitative yield at room temperature for 2 h. Polyimide containing pendant 1-phenylethyl ester (P-1a) was also prepared from polyamic acid with PEB using DBU according to the model reaction. The obtained polymer was exactly consistent with P-1a synthesized stepwise from the esterification of the corresponding polyimide containing pendant carboxylic acid with PEB. Therefore, the reaction of polyamic acid bearing pendant carboxylic acid with alkyl bromide proceeded quantitatively to give polyimide containing pendant ester in the presence of DBU. Also, this method was applied to the synthesis of polyimide containing 1-phenylethyl ether. However, the polyimide with quantitative etherification was not synthesized. The acid-catalyzed deesterification of P-1a film was carried out by heating the irradiated polymer film containing 10 wt % of p-nitrobenzyl 9,10-diethoxyanthracene-2-sulfonate, which produced sulfonic acid by irradiation, at various temperatures. Although thermal deesterification of P-1a started at 220°C without any acid catalyst, the deesterification occurred when the irradiated film was heated at the lower temperature. The degree of esterification can be determined from the disappearance of absorption at 700 cm⁻¹. The deesterification obeyed first-order kinetics. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of polynucleotide analogs by grafting optically active adenine,cytosine, and hypoxanthine derivatives onto polytrimethylenimine

A new family of polynucleotide analogs were prepared by grafting nucleic acid base derivatives onto polytrimethylenimine. Several new optically pure α-nucleic acid base substituted propanoic acids were prepared as pendant groups. The (R)-ethyl adeninylpropanoate was obtained from adenine and (S)-ethyl lactate by utilizing a diethyl azodicarboxylate-triphenyl phosphine method. Subsequent hydrolysis of the ester in aqueous acid gave the (R)-adeninylpropanoic acid without racemization. The reaction of cytosine sodium salt with (S)-ethyl 2-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy] propanoate produced the 20% racemized (R)-ethyl 2-(cytosin-1-yl)propanoate. The optically pure ester was obtained by recrystallization from ethyl alcohol, which was hydrolyzed in aqueous acid to give the (R)-acid with 66% enantiomeric excess. The (R)-2-(hypoxanthin-9-yl)propanoic acid was prepared by reaction of (R)-2-(adenin-9-yl)propanoic acid with sodium nitrite. The pendant groups were allowed to react with N-hydroxy compounds in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to give the active esters. These active esters underwent reaction with N,N-dipropylamine to provide monomer model compounds. The pendant groups were grafted onto polytrimethylenimine by using the active ester method. The racemization reactions were observed in the grafting reactions. The resulting polymers showed a range of percent grafting from 60 to 80%.     

The synthesis of N-[2-(D-glucos-3-O-yl)propionyl]-l-alanine and N-[(d-glucos-3-O-yl)acetyl]-l-alanine

N-[2-(D-Glucos-3-O-yl)propionyl]-L-alanine ( 7a ) was synthesized, which has a glucose residue instead of N-acetylglucosamine residue in the muramyl peptide. N-[(D-Glucos-3-O-yl)acetyl]-L-alanine ( 7b ) was also synthesized as a glycolyl analog of 7a in order to determine the relationship between the structure of propionyl moiety in the carbohydrate analog ( 7a ) and the adjuvant activity. These simple analogs are compounds prepared for the purpose of introduction into a synthetic polymer with the view of producing polymeric drugs.     

Potentiometric and viscosimetric titration of poly(N-acyldehydroalanines) containing asymmetric nucleic acid base derivatives as pendant groups

The potentiometric and viscosimetric titration curves of poly(N-acetyldehydroalanine) (PNAcDHA) were compared with those of the nucleic acid base-containing dehydroalanine backbone polymers poly{(+ ?) and (?)? [2-(thymin-1-yl]{propanoamido}propenoic acid} (PTDHA and P(?)TDHA)). The behavior of PNAcDHA was similar to polyacids such as poly(acrylic acid), but PTDHA and P(?)TDHA displayed very strong nearest neighbor interactions, since the pH curves had an additional inflection at half neutralization that was sensitive to the ionic strength of the medium and the viscosity curves showed little expansion of the polymer coil with increasing ionization. NAcDHA–TDHA copolymers were prepared which showed similar behavior. These results suggested that PTDHA and P(?)TDHA were extended and conformationally restricted in aqueous solution compared to PNAcDHA, findings that agreed with the results of spectroscopic studies of these polymers.     

Synthesis of (−)-Conduritol C (1L-Cyclohex-5-ene-1,2,3/4-tetrol)

(1R, 2R, 4R)-2-endo-Cyano-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-yl acetate ((?)-7) has been transformed into the all-cis-configurated 4L -4,5,6/0-trihydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one derivatives (?)- 12 and (?)- 19 . (?)-Conduritol C ((?)- 3 ) was derived in a stereospecific manner from (?)- 12 .     

Synthesis of poly(vinylamine) containing asymmetric nucleic acid base derivatives as grafted pendants

The preparations of new model polymers of polynucleotides with stereoregular poly(vinylamine) (PVAm) backbones and an optically active nucleic acid base derivative as a pending side chain are described. The grafting of (±)-, (+)-, and (?)-2-(thymin-1-yl) propionic acid to linear PVAm prepared either by hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetamide) or poly(vinyl-t-butyl carbamate) has proven to be more difficult than the case of polyethyleneimine. This may be due to a combination of the low solubility and steric factors of PVAm. PVAm formed a complex with oximes such as ethyl-2-hydroxyimino cyanoacetate (EHICA), which activates the amino group of PVAm; it became soluble in polar solvents and gave higher percent graft. These carboxylic acid derivatives were grafted onto PVAm through amide bonds by direct coupling with sulfonic acid esters of hydroxybenzotriazoles to give optically active graft polymers. These coupling agents were found to be much superior reagents than DEPC regarding racemization. The related monomer and dimer model compounds were also prepared by the same method from 3-aminopentane and (?)-, (+)-, and meso-2,4-diaminopentane, respectively. The dimer models were separated and purified by HPLC to give models for isotactic, heterotactic, and syndiotactic polymer models. The enantiomeric purity of the optically active monomer model was determined by 360-MHz NMR spectroscopy using optically active shift reagents.     

Photochemical addition reaction of a polymer-bearing pendant vinyl ether with various thiol compounds

Photochemical addition reaction of the pendant vinyl ether group in the polymer ( P-1 ), which was synthesized by the alternate ring-opening copolymerization of glycidyl vinyl ether with phthalic anhydride, with various thiol compounds such as benzenethiol, phenylmethanethiol, 2-mercaptoacetic acid, ethyl 2-mercaptoacetate, N-acetyl-L -cysteine (AcCys), and 1,4-phenylenedi(methylthiol) was carried out using benzophenone (BP) as the photosensitizer in the THF solution. Each reaction proceeded very smoothly to give the corresponding polymers with high conversion, although the degree of reaction of the pendant vinyl ether group in P-1 was affected by the molar ratio between the thiol compounds and the vinyl ether group, and the amounts of photosensitizer BP added. Furthermore, it was also found that optically active polymer containing pendant N-acetyl-L -cysteine residue was synthesized by the photochemical addition reaction of P-1 with AcCys. The reactions of P-1 with dithiol or bisazide compounds occurred effectively to give gel products in the film state, and it was found that the polymer film containing P-1 and those compounds can be applied as negative-type photoresists with high practical photosensitivity. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.