Reductive demercuration in deprotection of trityl thioethers, trityl amines, and trityl ethers.

A room-temperature deprotection method of trityl amines, -ethers, and -thioethers is presented, based on coupling of metal acid catalysis (HgX(2), with X(-) = Cl(-) or OAc(-)) and sodium borohydride reduction. The results of its application to monotritylated compounds (ethanethiol, ethanol, and piperidine) and to mono- and ditritylated 1,2-bifunctional compounds (mercaptoethanol, aminoethanethiol, and ethanolamine) are compared with those obtained with early methods based on the use of strong Br?nsted acids (pure TFA and MeCN solutions of HCl). Trityl thioethers of simple thiols and amino and hydroxy thiols are promptly cleaved by reductive detritylation, and one-pot procedures can be employed to produce free thiols. In contrast, dilution with water of these same compounds in solutions of strong Br?nsted acids leaves them unaffected. O-Tr and N-Tr bonds are broken by this latter treatment. However, trityl ethers are rapidly cleaved by even dilute HCl solutions, while cleaving of trityl amines is modulated by HCl concentration. Addition of NaBH(4) to solutions of monofunctional trityl ethers in HgCl(2)/MeCN leads to complete deprotection. Monofunctional trityl amines are partially deprotected only if the complexation reaction is allowed to reach equilibrium. Combination of H(+)- with HgX(+)-catalyzed detritylation methods allows selective deprotection of pertritylated amino and hydroxy thiols. The results appear to be due to the strong difference in the affinity of the donor atoms present in the pertritylated substrates for H(+) and HgX(+). Catalysis based on Br?nsted acids leads to cleaving of the N- and O-trityl bonds with recovering of the S-trityl group; that based on mercury salts allows recovering of N- and O-trityl groups with deprotection of the -SH function. Selectivity in deprotection of pertritylated amino alcohols seems to be severely hampered by similarity in the affinity of N- and O-atoms for H(+) and HgX(+), and, taking advantage of the lower HgX(+)-complexation rate of the N-trityl with respect to the O-trityl group, only preservation of the N-trityl bond has been achieved.     

Development of trityl-based photolabile hydroxyl protecting groups

A series of trityl-based photolabile hydroxyl protecting groups have been examined. These PPGs evolve from the traditional acid-labile trityl protecting group with proper electron-donating substituents. Structure-reactivity relationships have been explored. A m-dimethylamino group is crucial to achieve high photochemical deprotection efficiency. The o-hydroxyl group in 8 greatly improves the yield of the photochemical deprotection reaction, compared with the corresponding o-methoxyl-substituted counterpart 7. However, comparison between the photoreactions of 9 and 11 does not show similar structural relevance. The PPG in ether 1 (i.e., DMATr group) is structurally simple and easy to prepare and install. Its deprotection can be successfully carried out with irradiation of sunlight without requirement of photochemical devices.     

CuCl-catalyzed cleavage of S-triphenylmethyl thioether: a new detritylation method for thio group

A new method for the deprotection of trityl thioethers using CuCl as the catalyst under ultrasonic conditions is described.     

Propargyloxycarbonyl as a protecting group for the side chains of serine, threonine and tyrosine

Propargyloxycarbonyl group is used as a protecting group for the hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine and tyrosine. The propargyloxycarbonyl derivatives of these hydroxy amino acids are stable to acidic and basic reagents commonly employed in peptide synthesis. The deprotection of the O-Poc derivatives using tetrathiomolybdate does not affect commonly used protecting groups such as N-Boc, N-Cbz, N-Fmoc, methyl and benzyl esters. The di-and tripeptides synthesized using O-Poc derivatives of serine, threonine and tyrosine are stable, isolable compounds and give the hydroxy peptides in good yields when treated with tetrathiomolybdate.     

碳苷研究 V: 用Grignard试剂合成取代苯酚中酚羟基的保护及脱保护

本文报道了一些取代苯酚的合成, 并探讨了用Grignard试剂合成取代苯酚中酚羟基的保护及脱保护的问题. 利用苄基和甲基作为酚羟基的保护基, 对文献报道的切断醚键脱保护方法进行了评价. 找到了两种新体系能在更温和条件下切断醚键的方法, 指出了它们的适用条件. 实验结果符合硬软酸碱理论.     

A catalytic method for chemoselective detritylation of 5′-tritylated nucleosides under mild and heterogeneous conditions using silica sulfuric acid as a recyclable catalyst

A rapid, mild and highly efficient procedure for the chemoselective deprotection of triphenylmethyl (trityl, Tr), p-anisyldiphenylmethyl (monomethoxytrityl, MMT) and di-(p-anisyl)phenylmethyl (dimethoxytrityl, DMT) groups from nucleoside trityl ethers has been established. The deprotection was achieved at room temperature, using a catalytic amount of silica sulfuric acid (SSA) in acetonitrile. The trityl nucleosides were deprotected in 2-17 min without any depurination. These conditions are compatible with other acid sensitive hydroxyl protecting groups such as p-methoxybenzyl (PMB), isopropylidene, cyclohexylidene, di-(p-anisyl)methylidene, triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) and t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS).     

Stereoselective hydrogenation of conjugate diene directed by hydroxy group and asymmetric synthesis of deoxypolypropionate units

Optically active cyclic compounds carrying a conjugate diene and two hydroxy groups were prepared through the intramolecular Büchner reaction with a chiral tether and succeeding stereoselective conversion. Hydrogenation of the diene in the first step was not regioselective but resulted in three regioisomeric monoenes. Nevertheless, the final saturated product carrying two stereogenic centers could be obtained in 98% stereochemical purity on further hydrogenation under optimized conditions. The high stereoselectivity throughout the multiple pathways is attributable to the effective direction by the hydroxy group. Ring cleavage of the produced stereochemically pure seven-membered ring compounds successfully resulted in synthetic intermediates for deoxypolypropionates.     

Synthesis of nucleopeptides by employing an enzyme-labile urethane protecting group

Nucleoproteins are naturally occurring biopolymers in which the hydroxy group of a serine, a threonine, or a tyrosine moiety is linked through a phosphodiester group to the 3'- or 5'-end of a nucleic acid. For the study of the biological phenomena in which nucleoproteins are involved, for example, viral replication, nucleopeptides embodying the characteristic linkage between the peptide chain and the oligonucleotide may serve as powerful tools. However, as a result of the multifunctionality and the pronounced acid and base lability of nucleopeptides, their synthesis requires the application of a variety of orthogonally stable blocking groups, which can be removed under the mildest conditions. We have developed a new mild enzymatic deprotection method, that is, the penicillin G acylase-catalyzed hydrolysis of the N-phenylacetoxybenzyloxycarbony (PhAcOZ) group, for the synthesis of nucleopeptides. We demonstrate the wide applicability of this method by coupling the N-terminally deprotected nucleopeptides 31 a-c with PhAcOZ-protected amino acids and subsequent removal of the N-PhAcOZ group from fully protected nucleotetrapeptides 32 a,b with penicillin G acylase. The reaction conditions are very mild (pH 6.8) so that no undesired side reaction such as cleavage of the nucleotide bond or beta-elimination of the nucleotide was observed.     

Mild and efficient chemoselective deprotection of anomeric O-methyl glycosides with trityl tetrafluoroborate

A facile chemoselective deprotection of anomeric O-methyl glycosides has been achieved in good to excellent yields within 10-40 min with use of trityl tetrafluoroborate in dichloromethane at ambient temperatures. The present method is easily implemented and tolerates different functional groups.     

Mild,Efficient, and Selective Cleavage of Trityl Ethers with Antimony Trichloride

Selective detritylation is quite crucial in synthetic chemistry. A mild and efficient procedure for selective hydrolysis of trityl ethers in the presence of other frequently used hydroxy protecting groups: TBDPS, Bz, Bn, Ac and Ts with antimony trichloride was described and 5′‐trityl uridine was detritylated smoothly too.     

A new versatile synthesis of 4-substituted diaminopyridine derivatives

A new convenient method for the synthesis of substituted 2,6-diacetamido pyridines has been developed. It starts from 4-hydroxypyridine and comprises the introduction of the amino groups by the Chichibabin reaction. After several protection and deprotection steps 2,6-diacetamido-4-hydroxy pyridine is obtained, which is regarded as a key compound for the synthesis of various substituted 2,6-diacetamido pyridines. It is shown that the free hydroxy group is susceptible for nucleophilic substitution. This provides an easy access to the introduction of different functional groups at 4-position of 2,6-diacetamido pyridine. The advantages over other procedures described in the literature are discussed.     

On-Demand Activation of Transesterification by Chemical Amplification in Dynamic Thiol-Ene Photopolymers

Chemical amplification is a well-established concept in photoresist technology, wherein one photochemical event leads to a cascade of follow-up reactions that facilitate a controlled change in the solubility of a polymer. Herein, we transfer this concept to dynamic polymer networks to liberate both catalyst and functional groups required for bond exchange reactions under UV irradiation. For this, we exploit a photochemically generated acid to catalyse a deprotection reaction of an acid-labile tert-butoxycarbonyl group, which is employed to mask the hydroxy groups of a vinyl monomer. At the same time, the released acid serves as a catalyst for thermo-activated transesterifications between the deprotected hydroxy and ester moieties. Introduced in an orthogonally cured (450 nm) thiol-click photopolymer, this approach allows for a spatio-temporally controlled activation of bond exchange reactions, which is crucial in light of the creep resistance versus reflow ability trade-off of dynamic polymer networks.     

A convenient access to thermodynamically nonstabilised spiroketal isomers: the first synthesis of (Z)-7-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane

Functionalised hydroxy α-alkynones were transformed to the corresponding spiroketals by a one-pot cascade consisting of palladium-catalysed hydrogenation of the triple bond, hydroxyl group deprotection and spirocyclisation under mild nonacidic conditions. The reaction does not rely upon thermodynamic control to set the configuration of the ketal stereocentre so that both the anomerically stabilised and nonstabilised isomers are similarly accessible.     

Aliphatic thioacetate deprotection using catalytic tetrabutylammonium cyanide

A series of thiol-functionalized organic compounds were selected to analyze the scope and efficiency of a new thioacetate deprotection method using catalytic tetrabutylammonium cyanide (TBACN) to effect the transformation of a thioacetate group to a free thiol in the presence of a protic solvent. Particularly attractive are the mild reaction and workup conditions, reduced byproduct formation typically seen using literature methods and yields of greater than 80% for the free aliphatic thiols. This method is effective on aliphatic thiols with trityl, benzyl, p-halo-benzyl, phenethyl, phenoxyethyl, and cyclohexylethyl structural moieties, but it is not effective with thiophenols.     

Peptide dithiodiethanol esters for in situ generation of thioesters for use in native ligation

A new approach is described for the general Fmoc-based solid-phase synthesis of C-terminal peptide (thio)esters. One hydroxy group of 2,2-dithiodiethanol (used in large excess) was anchored on trityl resin, and the remaining hydroxy group was loaded with the first amino acid. Standard chain elongation and TFA-based peptide release yielded peptide C-terminal dithiodiethanol esters in good purities. Under standard conditions of native chemical ligation (excess thiol, neutral pH), the dithiodiethanol function is presumably reduced and rearranged (or equilibrated) to the thioester via a 5-membered intermediate. The resulting thioesters are shown to undergo native chemical ligation with N-terminal cysteine peptides. Notably, hydrolysis of the reduced ester is a major competing reaction, especially in the presence of 6 M guanidinium chloride, which is often required for solubilization of large peptide fragments.     

First protection of a wide-rim tetraamino calix[4]arene in opposite positions

The importance of tetraamino calix[4]arenes as starting materials is distinctly increased by the first versatile protective group for opposite amino functions. Reaction with trityl chloride leads to the 1,3-dialkylated derivative easily isolated in 34% yield; after a first acylation of the remaining amino groups, the trityl residues can be removed by TFA to introduce a second acyl group. [reaction: see text]     

Trityl Isocyanide as a Mechanistic Probe in Multicomponent Chemistry: Walking the Line between Ugi‐ and Strecker‐type Reactions

Herein, we describe the versatile application of triphenylmethyl (trityl) isocyanide in multicomponent chemistry. This reagent can be employed as a cyanide source in the Strecker reaction and as convertible isocyanide in the preparation of N‐acyl amino acids by Ugi 4CR/detritylation and free imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridin‐3‐amines by a Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé 3CR condensation/deprotection protocol. The mechanisms of these three classical MCRs intersect at the common N‐trityl nitrilium ion intermediate, whose predictable reactivity can be exploited towards chemoselective transformations.     

4-Methoxybenzyloxymethyl group, a racemization-resistant protecting group for cysteine in Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis

The 4-methoxybenzyloxymethyl (MBom) group was introduced for sulfhydryl protection of Cys in combination with Fmoc chemistry. The MBom group proved to substantially suppress racemization of Cys during its incorporation mediated by phosphonium or uronium reagents. Furthermore, this group was found to significantly reduce racemization of the C-terminal Cys linked to a hydroxyl resin during repetitive base treatment, in comparison with the usually used trityl (Trt) and acetamidomethyl (Acm) groups.     

New Spin Probes: Tri- and Hexacationic Derivatives of Stable Tetrathiatriarylmethyl Radicals

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - The reaction of Finland trityl with tertiary aliphatic alcohols containing a terminal tertiary amino group, followed by quaternization of the amino groups,...     

Samarium(II) dibromide-promoted selective deprotection of a benzoyl protective group

The selective deprotection of a benzoyl group was very important methodology in the field of organic synthesis. Various methods for debenzoylation were investigated and developed in the past six decades, but more useful and selective strategies are now being strongly desired. In response to this strong demand, we developed the novel and selective deprotection of a benzoyl group by use of samarium(II) dibromide and a proton source. This deprotective reaction proceeded smoothly and the desired compound was obtained in good to excellent yields. In this paper, we will report the details of this deprotective reaction.