Copper-catalyzed arylation of 1,2-amino alcohols. Synthesis of N-terminal, peptide helix initiators, and characterization of highly helical, capped polyalanine peptides
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Author(s)
Job, Gabriel Ethan
Advisor(s)
Daniel S. Kemp.
Date Issued
2005
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
I. An improved Ullmann reaction for N- or O-arylation of 1,2-aminoalcohols with aryl iodides is described. The procedures enjoy several advantages over traditional methods: a substoichiometric amount of copper catalyst is employed, the reactions take place in low boiling and non-toxic solvents such as isopropanol, the reactions occur at relatively low temperatures, and a variety of non-activated aryl iodide substrates may be used. II. Recent advances in solubilization of polyalanine and helix stabilization by end capping were combined to synthesize a series of highly helical, water-soluble polyalanine peptides permitting straightforward context-free investigation of this most common helix- forming [alpha]-amino acid. Three types of peptides incorporating this helical polyalanine region were made, each for a specific purpose: structure determination by NMR; fractional helicity measurement by amide NH to ND exchange in D₂0, observed by NMR; and CD analysis. CD spectra of these helical peptides were used to directly verify an equation used for peptide structural analysis. The helix-initiating N-terminal cap (Hel) used to create the highly helical polyalanines is a synthetically modified Pro-Pro dipeptide. Hel was developed in the Kemp group a decade ago, and peptides created with it have been extensively studied in this group. However, the 18-step synthesis of Hel has hindered its use by others. Therefore, simpler analogs of Hel have been made and preliminary studies have been conducted. The simpler N-caps were synthesized in twelve steps or fewer and proved effective at helix initiation, as judged by CD spectroscopy.
(cont.) The studies reported herein have also identified an even simpler helix initiator: the dipeptide sequence .... Further evaluation of these new N-caps under conditions that are not ideal for helix formation awaits.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2005.
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Chemistry.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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