Synthesis of Nonnatural Helical Polypeptide via Asymmetric Polymerization and Reductive Cleavage of N–O Bond
Herein, we present a novel synthetic strategy, to amino-acid-free peptide synthesis based on postpolymerization conversion, for chiral nonnatural polypeptides. Optically active poly-N-alkoxyamides were prepared by our asymmetric polymerization as precursors of polypeptides, and the reductive cleavag...
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Published in | Macromolecules Vol. 50; no. 14; pp. 5301 - 5307 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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American Chemical Society
25.07.2017
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Summary: | Herein, we present a novel synthetic strategy, to amino-acid-free peptide synthesis based on postpolymerization conversion, for chiral nonnatural polypeptides. Optically active poly-N-alkoxyamides were prepared by our asymmetric polymerization as precursors of polypeptides, and the reductive cleavage of N–O bonds using a SmI2–THF complex was carried out. The reaction proceeded smoothly with quantitative conversion to afford a nonnatural polypeptide. The resulting polypeptide adopted a one-handed stable helical structure in solution, which was established by circular dichroism (CD) and theoretical calculations using density functional theory (DFT). The simulated spectra by time-dependent (TD) DFT methods clearly indicated the validity of the proposed structure. The synthetic approach is a promising candidate for the synthesis of nonnatural polypeptides. |
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ISSN: | 0024-9297 1520-5835 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01426 |