Synlett 2024; 35(02): 145-154
DOI: 10.1055/a-2127-1086
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Enamine N-Oxides: Design, Synthesis, and Function in Bioortho­gonal Reactions

Dahye Kang
a   Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
b   Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Justin Kim
a   Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
b   Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
› Author Affiliations
This research was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH NIEHS; 1DP2ES030448) and the Claudia Adams Barr Program for Innovative Cancer Research.


Abstract

Enamine N-oxides act as a chemical linchpin bridging two bioorthogonal associative and dissociative reactions. This article describes the design of enamine N-oxides, their synthesis through the retro-Cope elimination reaction, the use of solvent, hyperconjugation, strain, and rehybridization effects to achieve bioorthogonal reactivity, and their rapid reductive cleavage with diboron reagents. The coordinated assembly and disassembly of the enamine N-oxide motif constitutes a powerful chemical operation that enables the attachment and detachment of small molecules from biomacromolecules in a biological setting.

1 Introduction

2 Background

3 General Access to Linear Enamine N-Oxides

4 Strain-Promoted Hydroamination Reaction

5 Electronically Activated Alkynes

6 Chemically Revertible Reactions

7 Conclusion



Publication History

Received: 25 May 2023

Accepted after revision: 11 July 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
11 July 2023

Article published online:
04 September 2023

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